Cirencester Kingshill School
Kingshill Lane, Cirencester, GL7 1HS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CIRENCESTER KINGSHILL SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Lindley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 980
- Pupils on roll
- 806
- URN
- 137217
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01285651511
About this school
Cirencester Kingshill School is a secondary academy in Cirencester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 806 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cirencester Kingshill School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 165 | 175 | 158 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 | 47.3 | 48.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 -0.52 to -0.08 | +0.08 -0.13 to +0.30 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 46.9% | 45.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 68% | 69% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 24% | 22.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
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 Kingshill 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 | 44.5 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.3 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.2 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 869 |
| 2023/24 | 841 |
| 2024/25 | 806 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cirencester Kingshill School compares
Cirencester Kingshill School ranked 19th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.2 | 8.2% | 18.9% | 806 | — |
| Cirencester Deer Park School | 52.5 | 8% | 15.6% | 1,020 | 1.9 miles |
| Farmor's School | 49.1 | 7.6% | 12.7% | 1,067 | 7.1 miles |
| Great Western Academy | 45.5 | 6.9% | 16.3% | 1,039 | 9.0 miles |
| Thomas Keble School | 47.6 | 8.6% | 16.2% | 718 | 9.3 miles |
| Abbey Park School | 46.2 | 7.4% | 17.1% | 1,193 | 9.5 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.86%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.16%
- Persistent absence
- 21.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cirencester Deer Park School1.9 miles
Secondary · Cirencester
-
Farmor's School7.1 miles
Secondary · Fairford
-
Great Western Academy9.0 miles
Secondary · Swindon
-
Thomas Keble School9.3 miles
Secondary · Stroud
-
Abbey Park School9.5 miles
Secondary · Swindon
Other schools in Cirencester
- Cirencester Deer Park 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 ages does Cirencester Kingshill School teach?
- Cirencester Kingshill School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Cirencester.
- Who is the headteacher of Cirencester Kingshill School?
- The headteacher of Cirencester Kingshill School is Mrs Jo Lindley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cirencester Kingshill School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cirencester Kingshill 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 many pupils are at Cirencester Kingshill School?
- Cirencester Kingshill School has 806 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Cirencester Kingshill School full?
- Cirencester Kingshill School has capacity for 980 pupils and 806 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cirencester Kingshill School a faith school?
- No. Cirencester Kingshill School has no designated religious character.
- Is Cirencester Kingshill School a selective school?
- No. Cirencester Kingshill School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Cirencester Kingshill School part of an academy trust?
- Cirencester Kingshill School is part of CIRENCESTER KINGSHILL SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cirencester Kingshill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.5 in 2022/23 and 48.2 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 Kingshill School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Cirencester Kingshill School ranked 19th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 70% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% 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 Kingshill School's absence rate?
- Cirencester Kingshill School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cirencester Kingshill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cirencester Kingshill 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.