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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 115698

Sapperton Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Cirencester · GL7 6LQ

Ages 3–11 · 51 pupils · Gloucestershire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-10

Overall effectiveness
Good
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)64%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.5%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
59

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

1

Places offered

1

1st-preference offers

1

Total preferences (any rank)
8
Preferred offers (top 3)
1
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill61%

51 pupils · 84 places

Pupils on roll
51
Boys / girls
36 / 15
School capacity
84
Capacity fill
51 / 84 (61%)
Free school meals
27.5%
FSM pupils
14
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Gloucester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Cooper - Executive Headteacher

Location

Address
Sapperton
Postcode
GL7 6LQ
Town
Cirencester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, 51 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 27.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Gloucester.

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.

  • Oakridge Parochial School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Stroud · GL6 7NR · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM24.1%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

  • Chalford Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Stroud · GL6 8LG · Gloucestershire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM6.2%
    • Demand1.07

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Cooper - Executive Headteacher
Telephone
01285760325

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