Greatfield Park Primary School, Cheltenham
Greatfield Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Cheltenham. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 11th-highest of the 40 schools in Cheltenham with published results, and 3,408th of 14,452 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- 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
Greatfield Park Primary School in detail
Greatfield Park Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are incredibly proud of the children, staff and adults that make our school community. We believe in the potential for every individual to make exceptional progress from their starting points and want all children to thoroughly enjoy their time at our school. The wellbeing and needs of every child are fundamental to our provision."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include rugby and art.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Greatfield Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 60% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Greatfield Park Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 12 families put Greatfield Park Primary School as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 12 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Greatfield Park Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Greatfield Park Primary School are Warden Hill Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 88% reading, 80% maths); Lakeside Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 66% maths); St James' Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 77% maths); and Benhall Infant School (0.8 miles, Good).
Greatfield Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Warden Hill Primary SchoolLakeside Primary SchoolSt James' Church of England Primary SchoolBenhall Infant School
What parents say
42 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Greatfield Park Primary School (as of September 2025): 79% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 58% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (58%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cheltenham Spa Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Davallia Drive (opposite), 210 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Greatfield Park Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Greatfield Park Primary School are Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre (0.4 miles) and The High School Leckhampton (0.7 miles).
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form CentreThe High School Leckhampton
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); 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 December 2017, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Greatfield Park is a warm and welcoming place where children thrive. The school excels at teaching children to read from the moment they arrive and provides excellent support for any child who finds reading challenging. Staff build strong relationships with pupils and families, and the school offers wonderful experiences like caving, rock climbing and choir to help all children discover new talents and build confidence.
Key Strengths
- Reading is prioritised from the start of school with strong phonics and mathematics programmes in place
- Teachers use effective strategies to help pupils recall and deepen their understanding of previous learning
- High-quality pastoral provision has a demonstrable impact on pupils' self-esteem, confidence and behaviour
- Pupils with special educational needs receive extra teaching and adaptations that help them make good progress
- The school provides exciting enrichment opportunities and strong support for personal development
Areas for Improvement
- Some subjects are still in early stages of implementing the improved curriculum, leaving pupils with gaps in their knowledge
- Attendance for some pupils, including those with special educational needs, remains too low and is affecting their access to learning
- The school needs to fully embed the new curriculum across all subjects to ensure pupils gain the deep knowledge expected
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and the school has created an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Netball, mindfulness, choir, 'I Can Do It' days featuring caving and rock climbing, school council, playground pals, early years buddy system
Greatfield Park Primary School is a caring, nurturing and happy school where pupils feel safe and are ambitious to achieve well. Since the last inspection, the school has raised its expectations of pupils' achievement and behaviour, with these improvements now consistently realised.
At a Glance
18.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
42 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 60% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 65% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.5
Avg class size
23.0
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
6
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Greatfield Park Primary School
Newsletter 2nd October 2026
2 Oct 2026
Newsletter 26th June 2026
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter 16th July 2026
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter 18th September 2026
18 Sep 2026
Year 6 - PANTASTIC
13 Jul 2026
Cotswold Farm - Year 1 Trip
9 Jul 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Greatfield Park Primary School.
- Atlas Camps Cheltenham - Greatfield ParkAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Greatfield Park Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Gloucestershire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Greatfield Park Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Greatfield Park Primary School 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
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot 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 Greatfield Park Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
188 pupils
210 places
22 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(7)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
31
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
22.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
183
Total Pupils
92
Boys
91
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
16.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,071
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,381
Per pupil
£1112k
Total funding
£41k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
9.8%
Persistent absence
174
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
Greatfield Park Primary School
Questions parents ask about Greatfield Park Primary School
What are SATs results like at Greatfield Park Primary School?
Of the pupils at Greatfield Park Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.
What is Greatfield Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Greatfield Park Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Greatfield Park Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Greatfield Park Primary School is oversubscribed, Gloucestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Greatfield Park Primary School?
Greatfield Park Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Greatfield Park Primary School?
Classes at Greatfield Park Primary School average 25.5 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Greatfield Park Primary School?
Greatfield Park Primary School has around 183 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Greatfield Park Primary School?
4.3% of sessions were missed at Greatfield Park Primary School in 2024/25. 9.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Greatfield Park Primary School?
Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Greatfield Park Primary School 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 Greatfield Park Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Atlas Camps Cheltenham - Greatfield Park (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Greatfield Park Primary School's term dates?
Greatfield Park Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Gloucestershire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Greatfield Park Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 8 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot 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 Greatfield Park Primary School?
Greatfield Park Primary School is at Hulbert Crescent, Hatherley, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 3FZ.
Sources: Gloucestershire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)