Down Ampney Church of England Primary School
Down Ampney, Cirencester, GL7 5QR
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by Down Ampney Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Gray
- Diocese
- Diocese of Gloucester
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 48
- URN
- 115664
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
About this school
Down Ampney Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Cirencester. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 48 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Down Ampney Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | - | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 43% | - | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 43% | - | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | - | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | - | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | - | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Down Ampney Church of England Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | 48 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Down Ampney Church of England Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 3.8% | 10.4% | 48 | — |
| Down Ampney Church of England Primary School | — | 3.7% | 5.2% | 59 | 0.0 miles |
| Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School | 100% | 2.4% | 5.9% | 109 | 2.0 miles |
| St Sampson's Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4.4% | 15.1% | 282 | 2.3 miles |
| Kempsford Church of England Primary School | 43% | 6.7% | 12.9% | 75 | 3.4 miles |
| Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School | 45% | 7.6% | 13.1% | 206 | 3.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.4%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.8%
- Persistent absence
- 2.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Down Ampney Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Cirencester
-
Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Cirencester
-
St Sampson's Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Kempsford Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Fairford
-
Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Cirencester
Other schools in Cirencester
- Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bibury Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chesterton Primary School Primary
- Cirencester Primary School Primary
- Down Ampney Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kemble Primary School Primary
- Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Cerney Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Powell's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rodmarton Primary School Primary
- Sapperton Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Down Ampney Church of England Primary School teach?
- Down Ampney Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Cirencester.
- Has Down Ampney Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Down Ampney Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Down Ampney Church of England Primary School?
- Down Ampney Church of England Primary School had 48 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Down Ampney Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Down Ampney Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Down Ampney Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 December 2024.