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Chesterton Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Cirencester · GL7 1SS

Ages 2–11 · 187 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

Overall absence

8.1%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-17

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)44%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
97.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
98.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.1%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
5.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
140

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

22

Places offered

23

1st-preference offers

22

Total preferences (any rank)
37
Preferred offers (top 3)
22
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

187 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
187
Boys / girls
85 / 102
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
187 / 210 (89%)
Free school meals
26%
FSM pupils
47
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: CORINIUM EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
CORINIUM EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Corinium Education Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Elizabeth Pringle

Location

Address
Apsley Road, Chesterton
Postcode
GL7 1SS
Town
Cirencester
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Cotswold
Constituency
South Cotswolds
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
10 on roll / 10 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 2–11, in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, 187 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 26%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Cirencester
20
Primary schools in Cirencester
15
Academies among open schools in Cirencester
50% (10)
Open schools in GL7
28
Primary in GL7
21
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Primary in Gloucestershire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in CirencesterNear GL7

  • Cirencester Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Cirencester · GL7 1EX · Gloucestershire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM32.4%
    • Demand0.79

    0.6 miles away

  • Kemble Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Cirencester · GL7 6AG · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand0.71

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Elizabeth Pringle
Telephone
01285654796
Website
www.chestertonprimary.net

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