Cold Aston, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 3BN
10 reasons to choose Cold Aston Church of England Primary School
Top line
Cold Aston Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Cheltenham and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Cold Aston Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 4 members of North Cotswold Schools Federation MAT. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply a Good rating for the school in its last (2025) inspection.
Average class size
Cold Aston Church of England Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 15 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Cold Aston Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 29% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 25% of schools.
The Cold Aston 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. 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 in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages and music.
Sport at Cold Aston 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 Cold Aston 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 7.45am to 5.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Cold Aston Church of England Primary School
Hatherop Castle School (11.5 miles); Rendcomb College, Junior School (11.9 miles).
Northleach Church of England Primary School (4.6 miles); The Rissington School (5.9 miles); Temple Guiting Church of England School (6.3 miles).
Kingham Hill School (11.1 miles); Rendcomb College (11.9 miles); St Edward’s School, Cheltenham (12.2 miles).
The Cotswold Academy (3 miles); Burford School (11.3 miles); Balcarras School (11.4 miles).