Charlton Kings Junior School

Cheltenham · GL53 8QE

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 381 pupils, 5.8% FSM

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Charlton Kings Junior School

General Information

Address: East End Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL53 8QE – View on map
Phone: 01242526171
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Andrews
Age range: 7-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

381 pupils out of 372 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 22
% eligible for free school meals: 5.8%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Cheltenham average)
English as an additional language: 13% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12% a year (Cheltenham 13.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 7% moved to another school, 93% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Gloucestershire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 9 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Gloucestershire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 3.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 23 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 84% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 18% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 22 percentage points above the Cheltenham average (62%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 78% against an expected 71%)
3-year average (expected standard): 78%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 91% · Writing 89% · Maths 94% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 91%
Average test scores: reading 110, maths 109
Based on: 94 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolCheltenham averageEngland↗ Improving Up 7 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 22 percentage points above the Cheltenham average (62%).

Year 6 SATs: 1st of 24 junior and primary schools in the area

#1Charlton Kings Junior School84%
#2Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School82%
#3Leckhampton Church of England Primary School81%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Charlton Kings Junior School84%
#2Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School82%
#3Leckhampton Church of England Primary School81%
#4Glenfall Community Primary School77%
#5Naunton Park Primary School76%
=6Swindon Village Primary School73%
=6Warden Hill Primary School73%
#8Dunalley Primary School70%
#9Christ Church CofE Primary School69%
=10Greatfield Park Primary School67%
=10Rowanfield Junior School67%
#12St Mark's Church of England Junior School66%
#13Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School62%
#14St James' Church of England Primary School59%
#15Hesters Way Primary School57%
#16Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School56%
#17St John's Church of England Primary School55%
#18Springbank Primary Academy53%
#19Lakeside Primary School52%
#20Gardners Lane Primary School50%
#21The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great48%
#22Gloucester Road Primary School38%
#23St Thomas More Catholic Primary School33%
#24Oakwood Primary School14%

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1st of 4 junior schools in Cheltenham for Ofsted rating

#1Charlton Kings Junior SchoolGood
#2Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior SchoolGood
#3Rowanfield Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Charlton Kings Junior SchoolGood
#2Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior SchoolGood
#3Rowanfield Junior SchoolGood
#4St Mark's Church of England Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,125 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 4 junior schools in Cheltenham for spending per pupil

#1St Mark's Church of England Junior School£6,358
#2Charlton Kings Junior School£6,125
#3Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School£5,846
#4Rowanfield Junior School£5,335

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1St Mark's Church of England Junior School£6,358
#2Charlton Kings Junior School£6,125
#3Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School£5,846
#4Rowanfield Junior School£5,335

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