North Cerney Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · 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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North Cerney Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Cirencester, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2022. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

North Cerney Church of England Primary Academy 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

In 2024/25, 38% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%), and 63% met the expected standard (England 62%).
Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, though places ran out in 2 of the 10 earlier years with a published outcome.
With 43 pupils on roll in January 2026, there are 14.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.
Free school meal eligibility stands at 7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 15.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.

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: North Cerney, Cirencester, GL7 7BZ
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 43 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 14.9

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 26 April 2022

Strengths

“Pupils are safe and happy at North Cerney Church of England Primary Academy.”
“Parents and carers say that the school is ‘like a family’.”
“Staff know their pupils and families well.”

To improve

“Leaders recognise the next steps they need to take to ensure that the curriculum becomes fully established in all subjects.”
“Nevertheless, in some subjects, assessment information is not used precisely enough to secure and build on pupils’ prior knowledge.”
“However, they are less sure about the skills needed to be a historian.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2022 (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)	63%	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: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 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.

Stratton Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Powell's Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Watermoor Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Cirencester Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
Chesterton Primary School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
Siddington Church of England Primary School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published