Coberley, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 9QZ
10 reasons to choose Coberley Church of England Primary School
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Coberley Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Cheltenham and one of the 9 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Coberley Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Coberley Church of England Primary School has three mixed-age classes and an average class size of 25 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Coberley Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 5% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 36% of schools.
The Coberley Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Most subjects are taught separately, but geography, history, art and DT are taught as cross-curricular topics. Those topics are taught using the Trivium; Grammar (knowledge), Dialectic (exploration), and Rhetoric (communication). The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Years 4, 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at Coberley Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Coberley Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.00pm.
Find another school near Coberley Church of England Primary School
The Richard Pate School (3.8 miles); Ashley Manor Preparatory School, Cheltenham (4.1 miles); Cheltenham College Preparatory School (4.6 miles).
Birdlip Primary School (3.2 miles); Charlton Kings Junior School (3.7 miles); Naunton Park Primary School (4.2 miles).
St Edward’s School, Cheltenham (3.7 miles); Cheltenham College (4.7 miles); The Cheltenham Ladies’ College (5.1 miles).
Balcarras School (3.7 miles); Pate’s Grammar School (6.6 miles); Sir Thomas Rich’s School (8.3 miles).