Chesterton Primary School
Apsley Road, Chesterton, Cirencester, GL7 1SS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CORINIUM EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Pringle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Corinium Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 146326
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01285654796
About this school
Chesterton Primary School is a primary academy in Cirencester. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 187 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chesterton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 18 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 44% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 44% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 50% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 39% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 97.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Chesterton 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 | 27% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chesterton Primary School compares
Chesterton Primary School ranked 111th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 6.7% | 32.9% | 187 | — |
| Cirencester Primary School | 38% | 7.2% | 37% | 336 | 0.6 miles |
| Siddington Church of England Primary School | 64% | 6.4% | 26.9% | 83 | 0.8 miles |
| Powell's Church of England Primary School | 78% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 421 | 0.9 miles |
| Watermoor Church of England Primary School | 45% | 4.5% | 13.5% | 183 | 1.2 miles |
| Stratton Church of England Primary School | 65% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 191 | 1.9 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)
- 32.91%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 6.68%
- Persistent absence
- 24.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cirencester Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Cirencester
-
Siddington Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cirencester
-
Powell's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Cirencester
-
Watermoor Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Cirencester
-
Stratton Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Cirencester
Other schools in Cirencester
Chesterton Primary School ranks 9th of the 12 ranked primary 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
- 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
- Siddington Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Chesterton Primary School teach?
- Chesterton Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Cirencester.
- Who is the headteacher of Chesterton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chesterton Primary School is Mrs Elizabeth Pringle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chesterton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chesterton Primary 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 Chesterton Primary School?
- Chesterton Primary School has 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Chesterton Primary School full?
- Chesterton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 187 on roll (89%), 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 Chesterton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chesterton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chesterton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chesterton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Chesterton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Chesterton Primary 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.
- What SEN provision does Chesterton Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Chesterton Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Chesterton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chesterton Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Chesterton Primary School ranked 111th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chesterton Primary School's absence rate?
- Chesterton Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chesterton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chesterton 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 10 July 2026.