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Isbourne Valley School

URN
135437
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Isbourne Valley School
URN
135437
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

73 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

66

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

65

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#68 of 177 schools in Gloucestershire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Moderate confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Isbourne Valley School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Isbourne Valley School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
13 February 2023
Inspection date
10 January 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 13 February 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 13 February 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

15

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

32

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

15

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.13×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Gloucestershire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Gloucestershire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.isbournevalleyschool.com

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

79.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

71.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

79.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

71.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

GL54 5PF - Didbrook, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Contact details

Address
Didbrook, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Postcode
GL54 5PF
Phone
1242621341
Website
www.isbournevalleyschool.com
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Gloucestershire
Local authority code
916

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 605 schools in Gloucestershire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

605

Open schools

340

Closed schools

265

Primary schools

389

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 13 February 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 13 February 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 13 February 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 13 February 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    13 February 202310 January 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 13 February 2023
    • Good

      Published
      13 February 2023
      Inspected
      10 January 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    46.9%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 15

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    93

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary389 (64.3%)
    • Secondary93 (15.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other123 (20.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Didbrook Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Toddington Primary School1.6 kmPrimaryClosed
    New Barns School2.2 kmNot applicableClosed
    Winchcombe School3.3 kmSecondaryClosed
    Winchcombe School3.3 kmSecondaryOpen
    Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School4.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School4.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Winchcombe Junior School4.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    Winchcombe Church of England Infant School4.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    Gretton Primary School4.6 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Didbrook Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Toddington Primary School
      Distance
      1.6 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • New Barns School
      Distance
      2.2 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Winchcombe School
      Distance
      3.3 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Winchcombe School

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Gloucestershire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbeymead Primary SchoolPrimaryGL4 5YSOpen
    Amberley Parochial SchoolPrimaryGL5 5JGOpen
    Amberley Parochial SchoolPrimaryGL5 5JGClosed
    Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryGL7 5SDOpen
    Andoversford Primary SchoolPrimaryGL54 4HROpen
    • Abbeymead Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      GL4 5YS
      Status
      Open
    • Amberley Parochial School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      GL5 5JG
      Status
      Open
    • Amberley Parochial School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      GL5 5JG
      Status
      Closed
    • Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      GL7 5SD
      Status
      Open
    • Andoversford Primary School
    Distance
    3.3 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    4.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Winchcombe Abbey Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    4.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Winchcombe Junior School
    Distance
    4.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Winchcombe Church of England Infant School
    Distance
    4.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Gretton Primary School
    Distance
    4.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    GL54 4HR
    Status
    Open