- What did Ofsted judge Springbank Primary Academy's overall effectiveness to be?
- Ofsted judged Springbank Primary Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Springbank Primary Academy?
- Springbank Primary Academy has 435 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Springbank Primary Academy take?
- Springbank Primary Academy admits pupils aged 2 to 11.
- Where is Springbank Primary Academy located?
- Springbank Primary Academy is located in Cheltenham, GL51 0PH, Gloucestershire.
- How do I apply to Springbank Primary Academy?
- Springbank Primary Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How are Reception places decided at Springbank Primary Academy?
- When Springbank Primary Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children or previously looked after children; 2. Children with a sibling attending the Academy at the time the applicant child is admitted; 3. Children with the strongest geographical claim, measured in a straight line from the ordnance survey address p — Children with the strongest geographical claim, measured in a straight line from the ordnance survey address point of the child’s home address (including flats) to the ordnance survey address point of the Academy, using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system, with those living closer to the Academy receiving the higher priority. Sibling Definition - The admission criteria for GLA Schools offers a higher priority for children with siblings who will be attending the school (or the companion junior/ infant school where available) when the applicant child is admitted. For this purpose, sibling refers to brother or sister, half brother or sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner as well as children who are brought together as a family by a same sex civil partnership. In every case, the child must be living in the same family unit at the same address, at the time of application Where a child lives with both parents on a 50/50 (equal) basis, both parents must agree and confirm the pupil’s address, which must be the same address as the preference school has registered for the sibling connection to apply. The parents’ agreement and application must be made before the closing dates in order for the sibling connection to apply. Where any particular category at points 1-2 above is oversubscribed, criterion 3 (strongest geographical claim based on straight line distance) will be used to determine which child is offered a place. In the event of a tie between two or more children when applying criterion 3 (strongest geographical claim based on straight line distance) where there are not enough places available to offer all children a place at the school, a process of random allocation will be followed by the GLA. This will be in the form of. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where a category is oversubscribed, the strongest geographical claim (straight-line distance) decides who is offered a place. In the event of a tie on distance where there are not enough places for all the tied children, the Local Authority runs a random allocation — a manual process overseen by an independent person from the Legal Services Team. Twins and children from multiple births are considered as one applicant in that process.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Springbank Primary Academy?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 64.8% of pupils at Springbank Primary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.