SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Edwardstow Court Care Centre is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 19 other homes in Gloucestershire.
87% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Edwardstow Court Care Centre is a 48-bed residential care home in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, run by The Orders Of St. John Care Trust. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in Gloucestershire are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.
19 other homes in Gloucestershire share its tier, “Good, with Outstanding areas”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. 91% of homes in Gloucestershire also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. The Orders Of St. John Care Trust runs 49 care homes, and 44 of the 47 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC's latest rating, from December 2021, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. For responsive, the rating was Outstanding. Its rating before that, in March 2019, was the same.
