Sapperton Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

5.46 miles

Published by Gloucestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Sapperton Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Cirencester, Gloucestershire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 July 2024. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.

Sapperton 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	5.46 mi
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

In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 5.46 miles from the school, the 3rd longest of 88 Gloucestershire primary schools with a published last distance.
Reception 2026 had 8 first-choice applications for 12 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
27.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire is 15%.

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: Sapperton, Cirencester, GL7 6LQ
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 51 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 27.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 13.9

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 10 July 2024

Strengths

“Pupils at Sapperton Church of England Primary School are reminded to be the ‘best version of you’ in all areas of school life.”
“As a result, pupils are kind and respectful to each other.”
“They show positive attitudes towards their work and attend school well.”

To improve

“Currently, not all subjects have set out the most important knowledge that pupils will learn.”
“In these subjects, pupils do not have the same confidence when talking about what they know and remember.”
“However, between these assessments, there is insufficient checking of what pupils understand or remember.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 8 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 8 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.

Oakridge Parochial School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Chalford Hill Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bisley Blue Coat Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
Rodmarton Primary School 3.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Eastcombe Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
Bussage Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Miserden Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Stratton Church of England Primary School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published