Siddington Church of England Primary School

Siddington Church of England Primary School is a small school within the Corinium Education Trust that has experienced considerable change under new leadership. The inspection found safeguarding arrangements are met and most areas of school life are secure, including behaviour, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development. Pupils feel safe, behave well and speak positively about recent improvements in the school’s culture. The main concern is achievement. Progress is inconsistent across subjects and year groups, and some pupils have gaps in foundational skills, particularly letter formation, handwriting, spelling and multiplication. Work in pupils’ books is variable, with repeated errors sometimes not addressed urgently enough. Leaders have identified these priorities and begun to act, but it is too soon to see the full impact. Attendance is below the national average, although leaders are providing effective support to the small number of families whose attendance is a concern. Governors generally fulfil their responsibilities, though their strategic challenge has not always been sharp enough.

Strengths

• Safeguarding arrangements meet requirements and pupils feel safe.
• Behaviour has improved, and pupils are polite, responsible and kind.
• Pupils have a strong sense of belonging and positive attitudes to learning.
• Early years provision is ambitious, structured and develops children’s motor and early literacy skills well.
• Early reading and phonics teaching are effective.
• Inclusion systems identify needs early and support SEND, disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils effectively.
• Personal development is well structured, with rich opportunities and effective pastoral support.
• Leaders know the school’s strengths and priorities and support staff wellbeing and workload.
• Governors and trustees fulfil statutory responsibilities and share a united approach with leaders.
• The curriculum is ambitious, context-rich and generally meets pupils’ needs with suitable scaffolding.
• Support for families with attendance concerns is effective and beginning to improve attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement is inconsistent across subjects and year groups.
• Some pupils have gaps in letter formation, handwriting and spelling.
• Pupils have underperformed in the Year 4 multiplication test for several years, leaving gaps in number understanding.
• The quality of work in pupils’ books is variable, with repeated spelling errors and slow handwriting improvement.
• Gaps in earlier learning are not identified or addressed urgently enough.
• Some lesson modelling lacks precision, so pupils repeat mistakes.
• New assessment points are not yet fully used to adapt teaching and close gaps.
• Governors have not always challenged school leaders strategically.
• Attendance is below the national average, though leaders are addressing a small group of pupils.

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 Siddington Church of England Primary School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.3% 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, 6.5% of pupils at Siddington 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 Siddington Church of England Primary School had 15.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% 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, 19.3% of pupils at Siddington Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 2024–25 Siddington Church of England Primary School received £7,983 and spent £7,780 for each of its 93 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £97,000 (£1,042 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Corinium Education Trust, income was £7,576 and spending £7,559 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Cirencester · Gloucestershire local authority: places and applications

Siddington Church of England Primary School is part of Corinium Education Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Chesterton Primary School Cirencester
• Cirencester Deer Park School Cirencester
• Kemble Primary School Cirencester
• Down Ampney Church of England Primary School Cirencester
• Sherborne Church of England Primary School Cheltenham

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Siddington Church of England Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in October 2026.

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

Siddington Church of England Primary School was last inspected in October 2026.

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

Siddington Church of England Primary School has 83 pupils on roll.

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

Siddington Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Siddington Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Siddington Church of England Primary School?

Siddington Church of England Primary School is at The Coach Road, Siddington, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 6HL.