Gloucester Road Primary School Ofsted Rating and Inspection History

The latest Ofsted rating, grades by area and full inspection history for Gloucester Road Primary School, Cheltenham.

About Gloucester Road Primary School

Gloucester Road Primary School is a primary school at Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, GL51 8PB. Ofsted has published 11 inspection reports and letters for it since 1999, and the most recent outcome, from 2025-02-04, was “Standards maintained”.

This page brings the school's full Ofsted record together: the latest report card or graded inspection, area by area, and every inspection since records began, with a link to each report. To compare it with other schools in town, see the full list of schools in Cheltenham or the primary school catchment map.

Gloucester Road Primary School at a Glance

Latest outcome

Standards maintained School inspection, 2025-02-04

Reports on record

11 since 1999, 6 with an outcome

School type

Primary Community school

Ofsted Inspection History (11 Reports)

Every report Ofsted has published for Gloucester Road Primary School, newest first. Short and ungraded inspections check that a school is still at its previous grade rather than grading it afresh, and letters and monitoring visits carry no grade at all.

Date Inspection Outcome Report
2025-02-04 School inspection Standards maintained PDF
2017-07-04 Full inspection Outstanding PDF
2013-06-05 Full inspection Good PDF
2009-12-01 Full inspection Good PDF
2007-11-06 Full inspection Satisfactory PDF
2007-06-26 Monitoring visit – PDF
2007-03-13 Monitoring visit – PDF
2006-10-04 Monitoring visit – PDF
2006-04-25 Monitoring visit – PDF
2005-11-08 Full inspection Inadequate PDF
1999-11-22 Full inspection – PDF

Data from Ofsted and its monthly management information, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated 5 October 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Is Gloucester Road Primary School's Ofsted Rating?

  • The most recent outcome Ofsted has published for Gloucester Road Primary School is “Standards maintained”, from 2025-02-04.
  • Its last single overall rating was Outstanding, from 2017-07-04.
  • The full report for each inspection is linked in the table above and on Ofsted's page for the school.

How Often Does Ofsted Inspect Gloucester Road Primary School?

  • Ofsted normally inspects a state school about every four years, and sooner if it has concerns or the school was graded needs attention or urgent improvement in any area.
  • Its last inspection was on 2025-02-04.

Why Do Some Older Inspections Have No Grade?

  • Inspections before September 2005 didn't give a single overall grade, so they have no outcome here; the PDF report sets out what inspectors found.
  • Letters, monitoring visits and interim assessments don't give a grade either.

Where Does This Data Come From?

  • The list of reports comes from Ofsted's Find an Inspection Report service, and the area grades come from Ofsted's monthly management information on school inspections. Both are checked once a month.
  • Links between a school and the school it replaced come from the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools register.