Dunalley Primary School

GloucestershireCommunity school

West Drive, Cheltenham, GL50 4LB

Headteacher: Mrs Alison GodfreySchool website ↗Pupils: 420 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted Good
Inspected January 2023
Oversubscribed
86% of first-choice applicants offered a place
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected January 2023
86%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 17 January 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
70.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
8.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 83%·Writing 72%·Maths 87%All three 70%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding52%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected72%
Exceeding8%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected87%
Exceeding45%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
65
How many got their first choice?
56of 65 (86.2%)
How many applied in total?
180

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
8.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
18.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
219 girls, 201 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 72% (2018/19), currently 70%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1639.0%14.0%-0.1+0.3-0.2
2016/1764.0%11.0%-0.1-1.3-0.5
2017/1870.0%13.0%+1.9-1.2+1.0
2018/1972.0%10.0%+1.2-1.6+1.1
2022/2363.0%7.0%+1.8-2.5+1.3
2023/2466.0%7.0%---
2024/2570.0%8.0%---