SchoolsGPT
Home › Areas › Gloucestershire › Rowanfield Junior School

Rowanfield Junior School

Cheltenham, GL51 8HY · Gloucestershire · primary school

Explore other schools in this area

Choosing between schools? Compare the best primary schools in Gloucestershire — results, catchment and how oversubscribed each one is.

Staying local? See every school near Cheltenham — Ofsted ratings, catchment and admission criteria for the whole town.

Considering selective? Grammar schools in Cheltenham — whether there are any, and the nearest ones if not.

Ofsted: Good · 2025 Inspected 1 year ago Mixed Primary
5.0/10 Broadly average

110th of 219 primary schools in Gloucestershire we can score, 242 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 6.2/10 against 1,642 of them, against 4.9/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 67.0 · 57 40% 2.28
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 4.0 · 35 25% 0.88

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 67.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 4.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2025. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (6.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 4.9 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. The school has 345 pupils in a capacity of 360, leaving 15 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who do not reach the higher standard? What does the daily timetable look like for a Year 6 student? How does the school manage the transition for new families given the limited availability of places?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

Your offer chance

Based on official applications/offers, distance and catchment where we have it. Bands only — never a percentage.

Sibling, faith, looked-after and other criteria can override distance. Always confirm with the school or local authority.

Loading full school details…

Have a specific question about admissions, scores or dates?

Ask SchoolsGPT