Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School

GloucestershireVoluntary aided school

Battledown Approach, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL52 6QZ

Headteacher: Mr Daniel SmithSchool website ↗Pupils: 208 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected February 2020
Oversubscribed
85% of first-choice applicants offered a place
82%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected February 2020
85%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 25 February 2020Full 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.
82.0%
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%.
18.0%
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 93%·Writing 86%·Maths 93%All three 82%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding57%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected86%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected93%
Exceeding39%
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?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
33
How many got their first choice?
28of 33 (84.8%)
How many applied in total?
121

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
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).
11.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
106 girls, 102 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 82% Reading, Writing & Maths

* 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
2015/1671.0%3.0%+3.9-2.9+0.6
2016/1773.0%10.0%+3.7-1.4+1.9
2017/1877.0%17.0%+1.50.0+2.3
2018/1977.0%13.0%+1.2-0.3+1.6
2022/2377.0%10.0%+2.8+2.4+2.8
2023/2477.0%7.0%---
2024/2582.0%18.0%---