Cirencester Deer Park School
Stroud Road, Cirencester, GL7 1XB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CORINIUM EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Esther Messinger
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Corinium Education Trust
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,045
- Pupils on roll
- 1,020
- URN
- 136527
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01285653447
About this school
Cirencester Deer Park School is a secondary academy in Cirencester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,020 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 207 | 194 | 189 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.3 | 51.3 | 52.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.34 +0.14 to +0.54 | +0.28 +0.07 to +0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 58.2% | 56.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 77.3% | 81% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 35% | 38.1% | 33.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cirencester Deer Park 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 | 49.3 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.3 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.5 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,013 |
| 2023/24 | 1,013 |
| 2024/25 | 1,017 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cirencester Deer Park School compares
Cirencester Deer Park School ranked 12th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.5 | 8% | 15.6% | 1,020 | — |
| Cirencester Kingshill School | 48.2 | 8.2% | 18.9% | 806 | 1.9 miles |
| Thomas Keble School | 47.6 | 8.6% | 16.2% | 718 | 7.5 miles |
| Sir William Romney's School | 44.1 | 9.4% | 22.6% | 495 | 8.7 miles |
| Farmor's School | 49.1 | 7.6% | 12.7% | 1,067 | 8.9 miles |
| Great Western Academy | 45.5 | 6.9% | 16.3% | 1,039 | 10.1 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.63%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.97%
- Persistent absence
- 21.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cirencester Kingshill School1.9 miles
Secondary · Cirencester
-
Thomas Keble School7.5 miles
Secondary · Stroud
-
Sir William Romney's School8.7 miles
Secondary · Tetbury
-
Farmor's School8.9 miles
Secondary · Fairford
-
Great Western Academy10.1 miles
Secondary · Swindon
Other schools in Cirencester
- Cirencester Kingshill School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Cirencester Deer Park School teach?
- Cirencester Deer Park School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Cirencester.
- Who is the headteacher of Cirencester Deer Park School?
- The headteacher of Cirencester Deer Park School is Ms Esther Messinger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cirencester Deer Park School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cirencester Deer Park School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Cirencester Deer Park School?
- Cirencester Deer Park School has 1,020 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Cirencester Deer Park School full?
- Cirencester Deer Park School has capacity for 1,045 pupils and 1,020 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cirencester Deer Park School a faith school?
- No. Cirencester Deer Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is Cirencester Deer Park School a selective school?
- No. Cirencester Deer Park School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Cirencester Deer Park School?
- Cirencester Deer Park School is part of CORINIUM EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cirencester Deer Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.3 in 2022/23 and 52.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cirencester Deer Park School rank locally?
- Cirencester Deer Park School ranked 12th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 82% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cirencester Deer Park School's absence rate?
- Cirencester Deer Park School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cirencester Deer Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cirencester Deer Park 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 1 July 2026.