Voluntary aided school · Gloucestershire

Powell's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
421Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
115681URN

Gloucester Street, Cirencester, GL7 2DJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

145 applications for 59 places · 67th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 9 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

145 applications · 59 places offered · 75 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 2.2; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 1 of 13 years.

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	59	145	2.5	75	1.27
Sep 2025	60	122	2.0	79	1.32
Sep 2024	60	138	2.3	78	1.30
Sep 2023	59	135	2.3	93	1.58
Sep 2022	60	109	1.8	68	1.13
Sep 2021	59	130	2.2	76	1.29
Sep 2020	60	104	1.7	56	0.93
Sep 2019	56	98	1.8	50	0.89
Sep 2018	60	141	2.4	89	1.48
Sep 2017	59	121	2.1	57	0.97
Sep 2016	60	123	2.1	60	1.00
Sep 2015	60	144	2.4	70	1.17
Sep 2014	60	136	2.3	69	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 82% · Maths 87% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%29th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	78%	15%	110	108
2023/24	78%	15%	107	105
2022/23	74%	23%	111	107

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

Powell's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Cirencester Primary School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

1.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Chesterton Primary School
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Stratton Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Watermoor Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Siddington Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

3.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School
5.1 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
North Cerney Church of England Primary Academy
5.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

4.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Kemble Primary School
6.0 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 115681 · 916/3319
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 421 on roll
Free school meals: 4.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Gloucester Street, Cirencester, GL7 2DJ
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cotswold

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