Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service
Special / other · Cheltenham · GL50 3EW
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 16 November 2022
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- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 131367
Staffing
Vacancies (November 2023)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.82% vacant, 1.26% temporary
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for pupil referral unit schools in brackets: Staff 96% (78%) · premises 0% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 0% (4%) · supplies and services 4% (11%) · educational supplies 2% (3%) · bought-in professional services 1% (5%) · catering 0% (1%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £741,231; in-year balance +£751,685
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 15 November 2022: School remains Outstanding
- 28 March 2017: Yes - improving (outstanding)
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 7/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 46.6% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 8.3% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 39.8% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 10.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 56.1% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 34.7% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 6% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 59.3% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 1.8% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 80.8% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 8.3% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 37.1% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022127 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £270,0001,054 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £198,500–£410,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 4an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 39an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 10an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted