Warden Hill Primary School

Warden Hill Primary School has been rated as Good overall in its recent inspection, marking a significant shift from its previous Outstanding status 14 years ago. The school exhibits a strong sense of community and inclusivity, with pupils demonstrating pride in belonging to the school. Leaders have implemented a well-structured curriculum that promotes reading as a central focus, alongside fostering positive relationships and support for mental health. Despite these strengths, there are areas for development, particularly in meeting the diverse needs of all pupils effectively, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Leaders and governors have high aspirations for all pupils.
• The school has a well-sequenced curriculum that builds knowledge progressively.
• Reading is prioritized and pupils show enthusiasm for literature.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils create a supportive learning environment.
• Leaders provide exceptional opportunities for personal development beyond the classroom.

Areas for Improvement

• Not all teachers adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of all pupils effectively.
• Inconsistencies in the quality of written work produced by pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Warden Hill Primary School attended 97.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Warden Hill Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Warden Hill Primary School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.8% of pupils at Warden Hill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Warden Hill Primary School received £6,476 and spent £6,583 for each of its 415 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £73,000 (£175 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Warden Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Warden Hill Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Warden Hill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Warden Hill Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Warden Hill Primary School have?

Warden Hill Primary School has 415 pupils on roll.

What age range does Warden Hill Primary School cover?

Warden Hill Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Warden Hill Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Warden Hill Primary School?

Warden Hill Primary School is at Durham Close, Warden Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 3DF.