Voluntary controlled school · Gloucestershire

Kempsford Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
75Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115629URN

High Street, Kempsford, Fairford, GL7 4EY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

1.3 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

18 applications for 15 places · 144th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.2applications per place, Reception

1.3 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

18 applications · 15 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

This school
Gloucestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	15	18	1.2	10	0.67
Sep 2025	10	16	1.6	10	1.00
Sep 2024	7	15	2.1	5	0.71
Sep 2023	4	9	2.3	4	1.00
Sep 2022	7	16	2.3	5	0.71
Sep 2021	7	11	1.6	7	1.00
Sep 2020	15	24	1.6	15	1.00
Sep 2019	15	41	2.7	20	1.33
Sep 2018	14	28	2.0	14	1.00
Sep 2017	15	30	2.0	18	1.20
Sep 2016	14	22	1.6	11	0.79
Sep 2015	16	21	1.3	11	0.69
Sep 2014	13	24	1.9	13	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 50% · Maths 64% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%177th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	7%	107	102
2023/24	33%	0%	103	97
2022/23	30%	0%	102	95

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Kempsford Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

2.6applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Fairford Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Down Ampney Church of England Primary School
5.5 km · Gloucestershire

Not yet inspected

2.9applications per place
Westrop Primary & Nursery School
6.0 km · Swindon

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Sampson's Church of England Primary School
6.6 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy
6.6 km · Swindon

Good2024

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
6.6 km · Gloucestershire

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Southfield Junior School
6.7 km · Swindon

Standards maintained2025

70%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115629 · 916/3042
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 75 on roll
Free school meals: 6.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: High Street, Kempsford, Fairford, GL7 4EY
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cotswold

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources