Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy, Cheltenham
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Cheltenham, part of Gloucestershire Learning Alliance. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 32nd-highest of the 40 schools in Cheltenham with published results, and 10,716th of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Gloucestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 82% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 48 families put Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy as their first choice and 120 named it as one of their preferences, for 80 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy are Grangefield Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 87% maths); Woodmancote School (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 85% maths); Gotherington Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 83% maths); and Swindon Village Primary School (2 miles, Good, 81% reading, 83% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy.
Grangefield Primary SchoolWoodmancote SchoolGotherington Primary SchoolSwindon Village Primary School
The trust
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy is one of 11 schools run by Gloucestershire Learning Alliance, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
7.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Cheltenham Racecourse (Gloucs Warwicks Railway), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
23 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tesco Forecourt (in), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy issued 16 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2018 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
23.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 82% to 74% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 72% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.5
Avg class size
25.4
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
21
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy.
- Playmates Out of School ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
- Kumon Bishop's Cleeve210m away · Not yet graded
- Move More Camps - Cleeve590m away · Not yet graded
- Atlas Camps Woodmancote930m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Gloucestershire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy is in Gloucestershire; for families living there:
Apply to Gloucestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
616 pupils
660 places
44 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Cheltenham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Cheltenham
Across Gloucestershire council
Places available
7,250
Applications
6,016
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Gloucestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
117
SEN Support
21
EHC Plans
23.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
577
Total Pupils
282
Boys
295
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
34
Teachers
17.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,146
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£3336k
Total funding
£211k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.1%
Overall absence
16.5%
Persistent absence
562
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 74% reached the expected standard in reading and 64% did so in maths.
What is Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Gloucestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy?
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 660 places.
How big are the classes at Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy?
Classes at Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy average 27.5 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy?
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy has around 577 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy?
6.1% of sessions were missed at Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy in 2024/25. 16.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy?
Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Playmates Out of School Club (registered, not yet graded). There are 3 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy?
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy is at Tobyfield Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8NN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)