Bettridge School
Warden Hill Road, Cheltenham, GL51 3ATOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Bettridge School is a special school in Cheltenham for ages 2 to 19. It is one of the 329 schools in Gloucestershire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in February 2017.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 February 2017, report published 27 February 2017
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 15 November 2022
Bettridge School is a school where pupils are well cared for. Staff are highly skilled at understanding each pupil's individual needs. Pupils use a range of communication aids and strategies that enable them to share their ideas, thoughts and feelings. Strong relationships between staff and pupils help pupils to feel happy and become confident learners. Leaders have designed new curriculum pathways that allow pupils to achieve well from their different starting points. Pupils like learning alongside their peers, who have similar learning needs to themselves. Learning is carefully planned to help each pupil make small steps of progress towards their education, health and care (EHC) plan objectives. Pupils enjoy learning through practical and play activities. They engage well in a range of social and cultural events. Behaviour in lessons and around the school is good. The atmosphere in classes is calm, quiet and purposeful. Staff provide effective support to pupils. This helps pupils to maintain good levels of concentration and effort in their work. When pupils become distressed, anxious or cross, staff manage this well. As a result, pupils are kept safe. They say that they feel happy at school.
What the school should improve
- The curriculum is not yet sequenced as well as it could be for each pathway. As a result, teaching is not aways planned well enough to ensure that learning builds on pupils' prior skills or knowledge. This makes it difficult for staff to check pupils' understanding and what they need to learn next. Leaders should ensure that there is a clear sequence of learning for all subjects, which is assessed consistently.
- Despite interventions being identified well, the impact of this intervention work is not identified accurately. This means pupils do not learn consistently well. Leaders should ensure that all interventions include ambitious end points for pupils so they achieve well.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
16 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
145 pupils on roll, with places for 150
Schools near Bettridge School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Battledown School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Lift Crescent View | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Brook Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
| The Milestone School | 5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community special school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Bleasdale
- Phone
- 01242514934
- Address
- Warden Hill Road, Cheltenham, GL51 3AT
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- URN
- 115821
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.