Naunton Park Primary School, Cheltenham
Naunton Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Cheltenham. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 40 schools in Cheltenham with published results, and 1,154th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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
Naunton Park Primary School in detail
Naunton Park Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Naunton Park is a two-form entry primary school located in Leckhampton, Cheltenham. We very much view ourselves as a big school with a family school feel."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, gymnastics, cross-country, yoga, dance, drama, choir and Lego.
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Naunton Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 83% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Naunton Park Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 57 families put Naunton Park Primary School as their first choice and 238 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Naunton Park Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Naunton Park Primary School are Leckhampton Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 87% reading, 93% maths); St James' Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 77% maths); St John's Church of England Primary School (1 mile, Good, 66% reading, 76% maths); and Charlton Kings Infants' School (1 mile, Good).
Naunton Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Leckhampton Church of England Primary SchoolSt James' Church of England Primary SchoolSt John's Church of England Primary SchoolCharlton Kings Infants' School
What parents say
189 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Naunton Park Primary School (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 85% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (98%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (84%).
Who goes there
6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (5%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Cheltenham Spa Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Croquet Club (outside), 370 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Naunton Park Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Naunton Park Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Naunton Park Primary School are The High School Leckhampton (1 mile), Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre (1.2 miles) and Balcarras School (1.3 miles).
The High School LeckhamptonCheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form CentreBalcarras School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2013, 13 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's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
The school has a wonderfully positive and warm environment. The school's vision encapsulates the ethos of the school. Everyone wants the very best for all pupils. As a result, pupils are highly motivated and achieve well. They thoroughly enjoy learning and many produce work of a high quality.
The school is a calm and orderly place. There are high expectations for behaviour. Most pupils follow these well. This begins in Reception where children quickly learn the rules and routines. Pupils are polite and well mannered. They play well together during social times.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school is highly inclusive. There is clear ambition for all pupils to 'achieve great things, in a great way'. There has been a relentless drive to develop the curriculum. This work is on-going. The school is continuing to refine the curriculum in a few subjects. As yet, in those subjects, the curriculum does not set out the precise knowledge that pupils need to learn to ensure that their understanding builds over time.
Most teachers ably support pupils to learn new content. Consequently, pupils confidently talk about what they are learning. They are beginning to make links to what they have learned before. This is more secure in reading and mathematics. Teachers adapt learning well in these subjects. This helps pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to learn the same ambitious curriculum as their peers. Learning is not yet as effectively adapted for pupils with SEND across all subjects.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its June 2013 inspection - up from Good.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
6.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
189 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 83% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 78% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 62% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.9
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Naunton Park Primary School
Park Life 02/10/26
2 Oct 2026
Park Life 25/09/26
25 Sep 2026
Park Life 18/09/26
18 Sep 2026
Open Days
10 Sep 2026
Park Life 04/09/26
4 Sep 2026
Park Life 22/05/26
22 May 2026
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Term dates
Naunton 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
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You apply to the council where you live. Naunton 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
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
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, 3 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
417 pupils
420 places
3 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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
51
SEN Support
19
EHC Plans
17.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
402
Total Pupils
221
Boys
181
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
19.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,027
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,050
Per pupil
£2253k
Total funding
£36k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.6%
Overall absence
5.8%
Persistent absence
364
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
Naunton Park Primary School
Questions parents ask about Naunton Park Primary School
What are SATs results like at Naunton Park Primary School?
Of the pupils at Naunton Park Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.
What is Naunton Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Naunton Park Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2013, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Naunton Park Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Naunton 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 Naunton Park Primary School?
Naunton Park Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Naunton Park Primary School?
Classes at Naunton Park Primary School average 29.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Naunton Park Primary School?
Naunton Park Primary School has around 402 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Naunton Park Primary School?
3.6% of sessions were missed at Naunton Park Primary School in 2024/25. 5.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Naunton Park Primary School?
Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Naunton 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.
What are Naunton Park Primary School's term dates?
Naunton 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 Naunton 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, 3 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Naunton Park Primary School?
Naunton Park Primary School is at Naunton Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 7BT.
Sources: Gloucestershire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)