Hesters Way Primary School
Dill Avenue, Cheltenham, GL51 0ES
171 pupils · 81% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Free school meals
- 53.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 11 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 21 | 18 | 36 | 18 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 18 | 49 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 28 | 25 | 58 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 19 | 39 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 27 | 25 | 48 | 26 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 19 | 15 | 34 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 27 | 16 | 38 | 17 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 28 | 18 | 40 | 22 |
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
- Springbank Primary Academy 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Rowanfield Infant School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Rowanfield Junior School 0.9 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Gloucester Road Primary School 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Gardners Lane Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · 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.