Gardners Lane Primary School
Primary schoolGardners Lane Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 262 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, 17 July 2024
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, 50% of pupils at Gardners Lane Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Gloucestershire and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 50% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 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- Gloucester Road Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 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
- Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), December 2023. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Dunalley Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Rowanfield Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met1.2 km
- Rowanfield Junior SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 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).