Great Rissington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 2LP
10 reasons to choose The Rissington School
Top line
The Rissington School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Cheltenham and one of the 2 best independent or state primaries within 10 miles.
School fundamentals
The Rissington School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
The Rissington School has nine classes from Reception, some mixed-age, and an average class size of 24 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that The Rissington School achieves attainment results that are around the national average. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles. Most pupils go on to The Cotswold School at the end of Year 6.
The The Rissington School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately and are organised by topics with cross-curricular linking. 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, outdoor lessons every week for all pupils and residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at The Rissington School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at The Rissington 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 6.00pm on the Upper Rissington site.
Find another school near The Rissington School
Hatherop Castle School (10.4 miles); Kitebrook Preparatory School (12.5 miles).
Cold Aston Church of England Primary School (5.9 miles); Kingham Primary School (11.1 miles); Temple Guiting Church of England School (13 miles).
Kingham Hill School (9.7 miles); The King’s School, Witney (14.1 miles); Rendcomb College (14.8 miles).
The Cotswold Academy (3.6 miles); Burford School (6.4 miles); Farmor’s School (12.3 miles).