St Mary's Church of England Infant School
Bouncers Lane, Cheltenham, GL52 5JB
177 pupils · 98% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Free school meals
- 14.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 February 2023, published 23 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.32 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 78 | 146 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 85 | 148 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 77 | 166 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 69 | 158 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 65 | 149 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 87 | 151 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 79 | 143 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 63 | 141 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School 0 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Oakwood Primary School 0.4 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Dunalley Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St John's Church of England Primary School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.