Berkhampstead School — Cheltenham

Ofsted

Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.

This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.

Exam results

Independent schools are not comparable in the performance tables. Most enter pupils for international GCSEs, which are not approved qualifications for these measures, so any Attainment 8 figure would be calculated from a fraction of what pupils actually sit. We do not publish one rather than publish a misleading number.

Pupils

Pupils on roll: 253
Places: 288
How full: 88% full — 253 of 288 places taken
Girls / boys: 116 / 137

Free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN figures come from the state school census, which independent schools do not report into. Their records return structural zeros rather than measurements, so they are not shown here.

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Cheltenham 008B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.

Adults with a degree: 54%
Adults with no qualifications: 8%
Households owning their home: 65%
Households in social housing: 7%
Households with no car: 17%
Adults economically inactive: 29%

School details

Type: Other independent school
Phase: Primary
Ages: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Admissions: Non-selective
Religious character: None
Sixth form: No
Nursery: Yes
Boarding: Day school
Headteacher: Headteacher: Michelle Bareham
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Ward: All Saints
Constituency: Cheltenham
URN: 115800

Nearest primary schools

School	Ofsted	Expected standard	Distance
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school	No grade	62%	0.4 mi
Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school	No grade	82%	0.4 mi
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school	Good 2023	55%	0.5 mi
Oakwood Primary SchoolFoundation school	Requires improvement 2024	14%	0.6 mi
Dunalley Primary SchoolCommunity school	Good 2023	70%	0.7 mi
Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school	Good 2023	56%	0.8 mi
St Mary's Church of England Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school	Good 2023	—	0.8 mi
Ashley Manor Preparatory SchoolOther independent school	No grade	—	0.8 mi

Where these figures come from

School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.

All published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.