Isbourne Valley School

General Information

Address: Didbrook, Cheltenham, GL54 5PF
Phone: 01242621341
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Headteacher Justin Godding
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 80
School capacity: 105
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 7
% eligible for free school meals: 8.8%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 3.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.7%
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.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 20.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

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Ranked #8 of 22 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#6Grangefield Primary SchoolGood
#7Highnam CofE Primary AcademyGood
#8Isbourne Valley SchoolGood
#9Lift BrockworthGood
#10Longford Park Primary AcademyGood

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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.

#1Deerhurst and Apperley Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Ashchurch Primary SchoolGood
#3Ashleworth Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#4Bishops Cleeve Primary AcademyGood
#5Gotherington Primary SchoolGood
#6Grangefield Primary SchoolGood
#7Highnam CofE Primary AcademyGood
#8Isbourne Valley SchoolGood
#9Lift BrockworthGood
#10Longford Park Primary AcademyGood
#11Mitton Manor Primary SchoolGood
#12Norton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#14The John Moore Primary SchoolGood
#15Tirlebrook Primary SchoolGood
#16Tredington Community Primary SchoolGood
#17Twyning SchoolGood
#18Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#19Woodmancote SchoolGood
#20Gretton Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#21Oak Hill Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#22Queen Margaret Primary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,914 (2024-25)

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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.

Ranked #7 of 25 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#5Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School£8,263
#6Deerhurst and Apperley Church of England Primary School£8,200
#7Isbourne Valley School£7,914
#8Twyning School£7,668
#9Tirlebrook Primary School£7,460

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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.

#1Ashleworth Church of England Primary School£14,280
#2Oak Hill Church of England Primary School£9,600
#3Queen Margaret Primary Academy£8,769
#4Tredington Community Primary School£8,695
#5Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School£8,263
#6Deerhurst and Apperley Church of England Primary School£8,200
#7Isbourne Valley School£7,914
#8Twyning School£7,668
#9Tirlebrook Primary School£7,460
#10The John Moore Primary School£7,263
#11Ashchurch Primary School£7,100
#12Norton Church of England Primary School£6,992
#13Shurdington Church of England Primary School£6,806
#14Castle Hill Primary School£6,411
#15Woodmancote School£6,399
#16Lift Brockworth£6,322
#17Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School£6,181
#18St Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,158
#19Longford Park Primary Academy£6,093
#20Gotherington Primary School£6,035
#21Highnam CofE Primary Academy£6,005
#22Mitton Manor Primary School£5,803
#23Grangefield Primary School£5,726
#24Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy£5,502
#25Gretton Primary School£3,319

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