Dunalley Primary School
Primary schoolDunalley Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 456 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), January 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 70% of pupils at Dunalley Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Gloucestershire and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Pittville SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, February 2025. Attainment 8 of 44.2 (2025/26, provisional)570 m
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the GreatPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Berkhampstead SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
- St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Gardners Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cheltenham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).