Academy sponsor led · Gloucestershire

Chesterton Primary School

2–11Ages
187Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146326URN

Apsley Road, Chesterton, Cirencester, GL7 1SS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.9 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

33 applications for 21 places · 125th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

33 applications · 21 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 1.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Gloucestershire median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Gloucestershire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Dashed bars: as Chesterton Primary School (URN 115575), the previous school.

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	21	33	1.6	19	0.90
Sep 2025	19	34	1.8	20	1.05
Sep 2024	23	37	1.6	22	0.96
Sep 2023	17	31	1.8	15	0.88
Sep 2022	25	34	1.4	23	0.92
Sep 2021	21	31	1.5	20	0.95
Sep 2020	18	24	1.3	18	1.00
Sep 2019	19	30	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2018 *	30	29	1.0	21	0.70
Sep 2017 *	18	41	2.3	16	0.89
Sep 2016 *	30	61	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2015 *	30	58	1.9	25	0.83
Sep 2014 *	29	44	1.5	26	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 77% · Maths 73% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%109th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	62%	8%	103	103
2023/24	44%	0%	97	99
2022/23	27%	3%	102	99

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

Chesterton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Cirencester Primary School
1.0 km · Gloucestershire

Good2022

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

Good2022

3.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Powell's Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Outstanding2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2023

2.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

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

Good2023

3.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School
5.3 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146326 · 916/2080
Trust: Corinium Education Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 187 on roll
Free school meals: 26.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Chesterton Primary School (URN 115575)
Address: Apsley Road, Chesterton, Cirencester, GL7 1SS
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Cotswold

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