Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School
Back Lane, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, GL54 5PZOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Cheltenham for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 329 schools in Gloucestershire. It ranks 35th of 40 primary schools in Cheltenham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 5 June 2024, report published 25 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 5 June 2024
Winchcombe Abbey is a school where everyone is welcome and accepted. Committed staff make learning purposeful and interesting so that pupils thrive and achieve highly. This is especially true in the early years. Children flourish thanks to the aspirational curriculum and expert teaching. The school is a safe and harmonious place to learn. Pupils need few reminders about how to behave. They work hard in lessons, listen attentively and cooperate with their classmates. Staff are kind and patient. This gives pupils the confidence to talk about any worries or concerns they might have. Staff encourage pupils to develop key character traits through the school's values. These underpin all aspects of school life. For example, pupils show respect for people's differences and compassion by caring for others. The curriculum offers a wealth of opportunities to broaden pupils' understanding of the world around them. These include a residential trip to London, work with local charities and visits to different places of worship. Pupils develop responsibility as play leaders and members of the school parliament. They maturely explain that 'even though we are young, we matter and make a difference'.
What the school should improve
- Improvements to the curriculum in a few subjects are more recent and need time to fully embed. As a result, some groups of pupils do not have the same depth of knowledge in these subjects as others. The trust and the school should continue to embed the changes that have been made to the curriculum so that pupils secure important knowledge in all subjects.
- In some of the wider curriculum subjects, the school is in the process of refining the checks on pupils' knowledge retention. This means that some misconceptions are not identified or acted upon swiftly enough. The trust and the school should ensure that checks on pupils' knowledge identify areas of learning that need to be revisited to help pupils remember more in the long term.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
39 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
261 pupils on roll, with places for 315
Schools near Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gretton Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 43% met the expected standard |
| Isbourne Valley School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 71% met the expected standard |
| Oak Hill Church of England Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 30% met the expected standard |
| Woodmancote School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 72% met the expected standard |
| Gotherington Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cheryl MacLennan
- Phone
- 01242602447
- Address
- Back Lane, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, GL54 5PZ
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- URN
- 140797
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.