Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided 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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Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Cirencester, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.

Ampney Crucis 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

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 in all 4 earlier years; the last distance offered swung sharply, most from 2023 to 2024.
For Reception 2026 there were 7 first-choice applications for 10 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 18% reached the higher standard (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: School Lane, Ampney Crucis, Cirencester, GL7 5SD
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 93 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 12.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.4

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025

Strengths

“This reflects what it is like to attend this school.”
“It is a friendly, harmonious community.”
“Everyone is welcome, valued and cared for.”

To improve

“For example, uncertainty about staffing over the past year has presented much challenge.”
“However, a small number could achieve better.”
“This is because they lack the basic skills needed to write their ideas quickly and accurately.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 February 2025 (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)	73%	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: 7 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 7 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.

Watermoor Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Cirencester Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
Siddington Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
Powell's Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
Chesterton Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Down Ampney Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Stratton Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published