Isbourne Valley School

Tewkesbury · GL54 5PF

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 80 pupils, 8.8% FSM

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Isbourne Valley School

General Information

Address: Didbrook, Cheltenham, GL54 5PF – View on map
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
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

80 pupils out of 105 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 7
% eligible for free school meals: 8.8%
Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (less mixed than the Tewkesbury average)
English as an additional language: 0% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 16% a year (Tewkesbury 13.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 42% moved to another school, 58% 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. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

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: 3.5%
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.

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

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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Headteacher Approval

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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: 71% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 14% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 11 percentage points above the Tewkesbury average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 71% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 71%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 79% · Writing 71% · Maths 79% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 79%
Average test scores: reading 109, maths 104
Based on: 14 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 schoolTewkesbury averageEngland↘ Falling Down 18 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 11 percentage points above the Tewkesbury average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 7th of 28 junior and primary schools in the area

#5Lift Brockworth76%
#6Woodmancote School72%
=7Isbourne Valley School71%
=7Longford Park Primary Academy71%
=9Shurdington Church of England Primary School70%

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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

#1St Mary's Catholic Primary School83%
#2Deerhurst and Apperley Church of England Primary School82%
#3Ashchurch Primary School79%
#4Grangefield Primary School77%
#5Lift Brockworth76%
#6Woodmancote School72%
=7Isbourne Valley School71%
=7Longford Park Primary Academy71%
=9Shurdington Church of England Primary School70%
=9The John Moore Primary School70%
#11Highnam CofE Primary Academy68%
#12Gotherington Primary School66%
#13Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School64%
#14Castle Hill Primary School61%
#15Norton Church of England Primary School60%
#16Mitton Manor Primary School57%
#17Queen Margaret Primary Academy55%
#18Churchdown Village Junior School53%
#19Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School52%
#20Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy51%
#21Carrant Brook Junior School50%
#22Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School49%
=23Gretton Primary School43%
=23Twyning School43%
#25Tirlebrook Primary School40%
#26Innsworth Junior School36%
#27Oak Hill Church of England Primary School30%
#28Tredington Community Primary School25%

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7th of 19 primary schools in Tewkesbury for Ofsted rating

#5Grangefield Primary SchoolGood
#6Highnam CofE Primary AcademyGood
#7Isbourne Valley SchoolGood
#8Lift BrockworthGood
#9Mitton Manor Primary 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

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

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,914 (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.

7th of 25 primary schools in Tewkesbury for spending per pupil

#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.

Rank School Score

#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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