Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School, Cheltenham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a caring school where children are happy, well-behaved and feel genuinely welcomed. The school excels at supporting children's emotional wellbeing and personal development through specialist support, visits and enrichment activities. Staff and leaders show real kindness and warmth, ensuring every child - including those facing challenges - gets the support they need to thrive.
Key Strengths
- Excellent behaviour and attendance with a warm, welcoming ethos that encourages pupils to attend regularly
- Strong personal development and wellbeing support, including mental health education and targeted therapies
- Well-sequenced curriculum that builds knowledge securely from early years to Year 6
- Inclusive approach ensuring disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND receive targeted support
- Caring leadership that prioritises staff wellbeing and works closely with families and external partners
Areas for Improvement
- Academic progress remains variable - leaders need to strengthen work to raise standards further in reading, writing and mathematics
- Teaching occasionally does not model the most accurate or efficient methods for pupils to use
- Inconsistent application of school approaches by some staff can limit pupils' understanding
- Improvement actions lack sufficient precision and focus on how teaching impacts pupils' learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
School choir performances, visits to local farm and museum, residential experiences for older pupils, wide range of pupil-led clubs
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School is a warm, welcoming school where pupils behave well and feel safe. The school has strong attendance and personal development provision, with expected standards in core academic areas.
At a Glance
13.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 69% to 74%. Maths has remained stable at around 68%. Writing has remained stable at around 76%.
Class Sizes
25.1
Avg class size
20.0
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
10
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
108%
Over capacity
341 pupils
315 capacity
26 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Cheltenham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Cheltenham
Admissions Demand - Gloucestershire
Places available
7,383
Applications
5,834
Got 1st preference
91.9%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across Gloucestershire (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.36913%
Overall absence
13.38583%
Persistent absence
254
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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