Cirencester Primary School

Cirencester Primary School has performed well in its recent inspection, maintaining a good rating across all domains including the quality of education, behaviour, and leadership. The school is characterized by a friendly and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The curriculum has a strong focus on reading, and staff are committed to raising pupils' aspirations through well-structured activities. However, the inspection has pointed out that while the school is performing well, there are areas for improvement, particularly in adapting the curriculum to meet the specific needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This is an important consideration as it reflects on the school's commitment to inclusive education.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and proud of their school.
• Leaders have raised expectations for learning and behaviour.
• The school promotes fundamental British values and diversity.
• Reading is a central focus with effective phonics teaching.
• Curriculum designed with important concepts woven throughout.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong relationships and behaviour among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum not consistently adapted to support precise needs of all pupils.
• Inconsistent subject assessment knowledge among leaders.

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 Cirencester Primary School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.8% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Cirencester 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 Cirencester Primary School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.0% 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, 16.1% of pupils at Cirencester Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 Cirencester Primary School received £7,147 and spent £6,971 for each of its 336 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £354,000 (£1,053 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 Cirencester Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cirencester Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Cirencester Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cirencester Primary School was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Cirencester Primary School have?

Cirencester Primary School has 336 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cirencester Primary School cover?

Cirencester Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Cirencester Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 38% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cirencester Primary School?

Cirencester Primary School is at Victoria Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1EX.