Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Cirencester, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 October 2023. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2019	🔒 With a pass

And 7 earlier figures.

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out, and a last distance was published, in all 3 earlier years with a published outcome.
For Reception 2026, there were 20 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
2024/25 reading, writing and maths: 45% met the expected standard, the 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire that have results.
In 2024/25, 8% reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Berkeley Close, South Cerney, Cirencester, GL7 5UW
Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 206 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 12.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 10 October 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are happy and attend school regularly.”
“The school helps pupils to settle quickly.”
“When pupils leave school due to their family’s military deployment or at the end of Year 6, they are socially and emotionally prepared well for the next stage of their education.”

To improve

“Other, wider curriculum subjects continue to develop.”
“However, the school has not checked that its ambitious curriculum is taught well in all subjects.”
“Some learning activities do not help pupils to build on their prior knowledge.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	45%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 20 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.

Siddington Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
Chesterton Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Cirencester Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
Watermoor Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
Kemble Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
Down Ampney Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Powell's Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published