Community school · Gloucestershire

Cirencester Primary School

2–11Ages
336Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135985URN

Victoria Road, Cirencester, GL7 1EX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.7 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

70 applications for 39 places · 109th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%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 · 29 March 2022Ofsted'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
Early years provision		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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

70 applications · 39 places offered · 34 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 2.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 2.1; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 2.1; 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	39	70	1.8	34	0.87
Sep 2025	30	70	2.3	24	0.80
Sep 2024	41	73	1.8	30	0.73
Sep 2023	45	94	2.1	32	0.71
Sep 2022	27	62	2.3	27	1.00
Sep 2021	50	85	1.7	38	0.76
Sep 2020	29	68	2.3	28	0.97
Sep 2019	56	101	1.8	46	0.82
Sep 2018	59	84	1.4	33	0.56
Sep 2017	56	91	1.6	53	0.95
Sep 2016	42	112	2.7	39	0.93
Sep 2015	60	127	2.1	54	0.90
Sep 2014	60	125	2.1	65	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 45% · Maths 55% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%189th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard45%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	38%	0%	105	100
2023/24	62%	6%	105	103
2022/23	32%	2%	101	98

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

Cirencester Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Watermoor Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Chesterton Primary School
1.0 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Powell's Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Gloucestershire

Outstanding2024

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Siddington Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

3.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Stratton Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School
5.0 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Kemble Primary School
5.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135985 · 916/3375
Capacity: 420 pupils · 336 on roll
Free school meals: 32.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2010
Address: Victoria Road, Cirencester, GL7 1EX
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cotswold

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