Bibury Church of England Primary School

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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Bibury Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Cirencester, Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2023. Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2012 to 2026 entry.

Bibury 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 (a last distance was published) in 1 of the 6 earlier years.
Reception 2026 had 2 first-choice applications for 3 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
With 20 pupils on roll in January 2026, the school has 5.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Gloucestershire.
35% 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: Church Road, Bibury, Cirencester, GL7 5NR
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Gloucestershire
Pupils on roll: 20 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 35% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 5.3

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 24 May 2023

Strengths

“The school is a welcoming, inclusive and nurturing environment.”
“It is clear that everybody matters here.”
“Pupils are happy and thrive because they are valued and well supported.”

To improve

“However, at times, assessment does not identify when pupils would benefit from greater challenge.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 2 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 2 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.

Hatherop Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Fairford Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 4.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Northleach Church of England Primary School 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Southrop Church of England Primary School 5.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Watermoor Church of England Primary School 5.8 mi Not judged Last distance published