Shurdington Church of England Primary School Ofsted Rating and Inspection History

The latest Ofsted rating, grades by area and full inspection history for Shurdington Church of England Primary School, Cheltenham.

About Shurdington Church of England Primary School

Shurdington Church of England Primary School is a primary school at Shurdington Primary School, Badgeworth Lane, Shurdington, Cheltenham, GL51 4UQ. Ofsted has published 7 inspection reports and letters for it since 2002, and its latest graded inspection, on 2024-10-01, graded each area of its work separately, 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.

Shurdington Church of England Primary School at a Glance

Latest outcome

Graded by area School inspection, 2024-10-01

Reports on record

7 since 2002, 5 with an outcome

Quality of education

Good graded inspection, 2024-10-01

Latest Graded Inspection

Ofsted's graded inspection on 2024-10-01 came between September 2024 and November 2025, when inspections graded each area on the four-point scale (outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate) but gave no single overall grade.

Area Grade
Quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership and management Good
Early years provision Good

Ofsted Inspection History (7 Reports)

Every report Ofsted has published for Shurdington Church of England 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
2024-10-01 School inspection Graded by area PDF
2019-06-04 Full inspection Good PDF
2017-03-07 Full inspection Requires improvement PDF
2012-05-01 Full inspection Good PDF
2010-06-30 Interim assessment – PDF
2007-01-30 Full inspection Good PDF
2002-04-22 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 Shurdington Church of England Primary School's Ofsted Rating?

  • Shurdington Church of England Primary School's latest graded inspection, on 2024-10-01, graded each area separately with no single overall rating. Quality of education was graded good.
  • Its last single overall rating was Good, from 2019-06-04.
  • 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 Shurdington Church of England 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 2024-10-01.

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.