Schools in Cheltenham
Cheltenham has 71 schools including 46 primaries and 9 secondaries, coordinated by Gloucestershire County Council. The Regency spa town is known for its strong educational reputation, including Pates Grammar School (Cheltenham) - a state selective school that admits on the basis of the Gloucestershire Grammar Test and draws from across the county. Competition for grammar places is intense, with far more applicants than places available.
Non-selective primary demand in Cheltenham is highest in Charlton Kings and Prestbury, where popular schools have seen oversubscription rates climb steadily. Gloucestershire County Council co-ordinates all primary and secondary allocations; families should confirm whether their address falls within a school's priority zone, as Cheltenham's dense street pattern can place neighbouring streets in different catchments.
School demand in Cheltenham
Across the 67 schools in Cheltenham with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 91%. 16 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
25 schools in Cheltenham have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
26 of the schools in Cheltenham are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Gloucestershire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
32 of the schools in Cheltenham have a current Ofsted rating, of which 30 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Cheltenham: 9 oversubscribed (46)
The Rissington School
Primary · Community school
Cheltenham · GL54 2PL
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School
Primary · Community school
Cheltenham · GL54 1AW
Woodmancote School
Primary · Community school
Cheltenham · GL52 9HN
Glenfall Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Cheltenham · GL52 6XZ
Dunalley Primary School
Primary · Community school
Cheltenham · GL50 4LB
Gloucester Road Primary School
Primary · Community school
Cheltenham · GL51 8PB
Greatfield Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Cheltenham · GL51 3FZ
Naunton Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Cheltenham · GL53 7BT
Lakeside Primary School
Primary · Community school
Cheltenham · GL51 6HR
Benhall Infant School
Primary · Community school
Cheltenham · GL51 6PS
Coberley Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Cheltenham · GL53 9QZ
Northleach Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Cheltenham · GL54 3HJ
Shurdington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Cheltenham · GL51 4UQ
Temple Guiting Church of England School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
CHELTENHAM · GL54 5RW
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Cheltenham · GL52 2JP
Leckhampton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Cheltenham · GL53 0HP
St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Cheltenham · GL52 2SN
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Cheltenham · GL52 6QZ
Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Cheltenham · GL52 5JB
Withington Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Cheltenham · GL54 4BQ
St Mary's Church of England Infant School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Cheltenham · GL52 5JB
St Mark's Church of England Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Cheltenham · GL51 6NU
Andoversford Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Cheltenham · GL54 4HR
Warden Hill Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Cheltenham · GL51 3DF
Swindon Village Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Cheltenham · GL51 9QP
Gardners Lane Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Cheltenham · GL51 9JW
Hesters Way Primary School
Primary · Community school
Cheltenham · GL51 0ES
Grangefield Primary School
Primary · Community school
Cheltenham · GL52 8GL
Isbourne Valley School
Primary · Community school
Cheltenham · GL54 5PF
Oakwood Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Cheltenham · GL52 5HD
Charlton Kings Infants' School
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL53 8AY
Springbank Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL51 0PH
Gotherington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL52 9QT
Rowanfield Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL51 8HY
Charlton Kings Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL53 8QE
Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL52 8NN
Gretton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL54 5EY
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL50 2NR
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL54 2AW
Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL54 5PZ
St James' Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL50 2RS
Rowanfield Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL51 8HY
Cold Aston Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL54 3BN
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL51 0HZ
The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL50 3QG
Sherborne Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL54 3DH
Secondary Schools in Cheltenham (9)
Pittville School
Secondary · Foundation school
Cheltenham · GL52 3JD
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Cheltenham · GL51 0WH
The Cotswold Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL54 2BD
Pate's Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL51 0HG
Balcarras School
Secondary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL53 8QF
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Secondary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL51 3EF
Winchcombe School
Secondary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL54 5LB
Cleeve School
Secondary · Academy converter
Cheltenham · GL52 8AE
The High School Leckhampton
Secondary · Free schools
Cheltenham · GL51 3FS
Other Schools in Cheltenham (16)
St Edward's School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Cheltenham · GL53 8EY
Cheltenham College
Not applicable · Other independent school
Cheltenham · GL53 7LD
Dean Close Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Cheltenham · GL51 6QS
Dean Close School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Cheltenham · GL51 6HE
Cheltenham Ladies' College
Not applicable · Other independent school
Cheltenham · GL50 3EP
Dean Close Airthrie
Not applicable · Other independent school
CHELTENHAM · GL50 2NY
Berkhampstead School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Cheltenham · GL52 2QA
The Richard Pate School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Cheltenham · GL53 9RP
Bettridge School
Not applicable · Community special school
Cheltenham · GL51 3AT
Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Cheltenham · GL50 3EW
National Star College
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
Cheltenham · GL53 9QU
University of Gloucestershire
Not applicable · Higher education institutions
Cheltenham · GL50 2RH
Ashley Manor Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Cheltenham · GL52 6NR
Lift Crescent View
Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led
Cheltenham · GL52 5QH
Battledown School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Cheltenham · GL52 6PZ
Belmont School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Cheltenham · GL51 3AT
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Cheltenham are set by Gloucestershire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.