Schools in Cirencester

About schools in Cirencester

Cirencester lists 20 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

58%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 13 schools with published results

Primary schools15

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Bibury Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Chesterton Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Cirencester Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Down Ampney Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Kemble Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  100%

  expected standard
• North Cerney Church of England Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Powell's Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Rodmarton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Sapperton Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

• Siddington Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Stratton Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Watermoor Church of England Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  45%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Cirencester Deer Park School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  52.5

  Attainment 8
• Cirencester Kingshill School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  48.2

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Cirencester College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Paternoster School

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 2 to 17

Other establishments1

• Royal Agricultural University

  Higher education institutions

Common questions about schools in Cirencester

How many schools does Cirencester have?

OfferDay lists 20 schools in Cirencester, including 15 primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Cirencester?

Every school in Cirencester is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Cirencester ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Cirencester where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 10 July 2026.