Hesters Way Primary School
Community school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 171 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 53.80% |
| Local authority | Gloucestershire |
| Address | Dill Avenue, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 0ES |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.hestersway.gloucs.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01242525616 |
| URN | 131250 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 January 2026, published 11 February 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 3 November 2021, published 12 December 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Springbank Primary Academy (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Rowanfield Infant School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Rowanfield Junior School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Gloucester Road Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Gardners Lane Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Christ Church CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Swindon Village Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.