Hesters Way Primary School Ofsted Rating and Inspection History

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

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• Latest inspection 2026-01-06
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About Hesters Way Primary School

Hesters Way Primary School is a primary school at Dill Avenue, Cheltenham, GL51 0ES. Ofsted has published 8 inspection reports and letters for it since 2001, and its latest inspection, on 2026-01-06, produced a report card grading each area of its work, shown below.

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.

Hesters Way Primary School at a Glance

Latest Report Card

Ofsted inspected Hesters Way Primary School on 2026-01-06 under its report card framework, which grades each area of a school's work on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention and urgent improvement. Safeguarding is judged separately as met or not met, and for this school it was met.

Previous Graded Inspection

At its graded inspection on 2021-11-03, Ofsted judged the school's overall effectiveness to be good, on the four-point scale it used until 2025: outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate.

Ofsted Inspection History (8 Reports)

Every report Ofsted has published for Hesters Way 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.

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 Hesters Way Primary School's Ofsted Rating?

• Hesters Way Primary School was last inspected on 2026-01-06 under Ofsted's report card framework, which grades each area separately instead of giving one overall rating. It was graded strong standard for inclusion, personal development and wellbeing, early years, leadership and governance.
• Its last single overall rating was Good, from 2021-11-03.
• 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 Hesters Way 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 2026-01-06.

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.