Sapperton Church of England Primary School

Sapperton Church of England Primary School demonstrates a good overall performance across various aspects of education, including quality of education, behavior and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school fosters a supportive environment where pupils are encouraged to be kind, respectful, and engaged in their learning while participating in diverse extracurricular activities. Positive feedback from parents highlights the effective changes implemented by the school leadership to improve the educational experience for students and strengthen community ties. Despite the strengths, some areas of the curriculum still require improvement. Although leaders have made substantial changes in most subjects to outline clear learning objectives, there is inconsistency in the delivery of content across all subjects, leading to gaps in some pupils' understanding. Additionally, assessment practices within the classroom need refinement to better identify and address learning gaps, ensuring every pupil receives the appropriate support and challenges to reach their full potential.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit positive attitudes and are kind and respectful to each other.
• The school provides a wide range of enrichment opportunities, including sports and arts.
• Leaders have made substantial and effective changes to the curriculum in most subjects.
• Reading is a priority, with effective phonics teaching and enthusiastic reading culture.
• Special educational needs are well supported, allowing all pupils to learn alongside their peers.
• The school promotes respect for different beliefs and cultures, instilling British values.
• Parents appreciate the improvements and efforts to engage families in the school community.

Areas for Improvement

• Not all subjects have clear curriculum objectives leading to gaps in pupil confidence.
• Insufficient classroom assessment practices result in some pupils not receiving adequate support.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Sapperton Church of England Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.1% of pupils at Sapperton Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Sapperton Church of England Primary School had 13.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.8% of pupils at Sapperton Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 13.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Sapperton Church of England Primary School received £11,795 and spent £10,808 for each of its 52 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £147,000 (£2,819 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Sapperton Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sapperton Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Sapperton Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sapperton Church of England Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Sapperton Church of England Primary School have?

Sapperton Church of England Primary School has 51 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sapperton Church of England Primary School cover?

Sapperton Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Sapperton Church of England Primary School?

Sapperton Church of England Primary School is at Sapperton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 6LQ.