Chesterton Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · 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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Chesterton Primary School is a primary school in Cirencester, Gloucestershire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 17 June 2025. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Chesterton 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

In 2024/25, 62% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.
Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at 132 of the 223 other Gloucestershire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
Reception 2026 had 19 first-choice applications for 21 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
25.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 12.9% 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: Apsley Road, Chesterton, Cirencester, GL7 1SS
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–11
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 187 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 25.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 23.3

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 17 June 2025

Strengths

“This is a happy, welcoming and inclusive school.”
“The school’s vision, ‘growing together, learning forever’, is at the heart of all that it provides.”
“The school provides many exciting experiences to ignite pupils’ enthusiasm for learning, for example trips to museums, the theatre and residential visits.”

To improve

“However, occasionally, in some subjects, the activities that teachers provide for pupils do not help them to practise their skills and deepen their knowledge as well as they could.”
“This restricts how well pupils are challenged or supported to achieve their potential.”
“Occasionally, some pupils find it hard to manage their emotions.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 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)	62%	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: 19 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 19 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.

Cirencester Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Siddington Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Powell's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Watermoor Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
Stratton Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
Kemble Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published