Cirencester College, Cirencester
Cirencester College is a post-16 school for pupils aged 16 to 99 in Cirencester. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2024. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade.
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2024)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Cirencester College in detail
Cirencester College in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, STEM, debating and Duke of Edinburgh.
Coming up: an open day on Saturday 13 March 2027 and an open evening on Thursday 24 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Gloucestershire
Source: The school's own website
Where pupils go next
Of the 1405 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 29% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 40% into work. 10% went to one of the most selective third of universities.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kemble Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Grounds (in), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cirencester College stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE destination measures; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Contribution to meeting skills needs: Limited
Source: Ofsted, further education and skills inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Cirencester College has made impressive improvements in getting learners onto the right courses and helping them succeed. The college now provides detailed progress reports so you can see how your child is doing, and teachers use careful planning and assessments to prepare learners well for their final exams. The college also works closely with employers and universities to make sure what students learn is up-to-date and relevant to real jobs.
Key Strengths
- Leaders have transformed enrolment processes to ensure learners are placed on the right courses for them, resulting in marked increases in attendance and reduced course changes -
- Teachers now carry out thorough initial assessments and plan teaching carefully to prepare learners for final exams, with improved results -
- New monitoring grades provide learners and parents with comprehensive progress updates and realistic achievement predictions -
- Curriculum has been redesigned with input from employers and universities, ensuring content is current and relevant to industry needs -
- Work experience opportunities have been significantly expanded, particularly for T-level and high needs learners
Areas for Improvement
- Some learners do not understand how their work-related activities connect to their subject of study -
- A small minority of A-level learners are unclear about when work experience opportunities will be available -
- Some learners do not value the online work experience alternatives provided to them
Cirencester College is a sixth-form college in Gloucestershire serving around 2,800 young learners, 200 adult learners, and 100 apprentices across academic, vocational, and technical courses. Following a 'requires improvement' rating in March 2024, this monitoring visit found the college has made significant progress in addressing key areas for improvement.
About
Cirencester College is a sixth form college based in the town of Cirencester in the South Cotswolds. It is a specialist sixth form provider serving communities in Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Sixth Form Performance (A-Level)
A-Level Results
C
Average grade
30.5
Points per entry
C
Best 3 A-Levels
6%
Achieving AAB+
Below average
Value added
933
A-Level students
87%
Retention rate
2024/25 academic year
A-Level Subjects Offered
+ 20 more subjects
2024/25 academic year - entries by number of students
After A-Levels - Leaver Destinations
After A-Levels (Year 13) - 1,405 students
2023/24 data
University & Higher Education Destinations
10%
Top-third university
52%
Degree course
57%
Any L4+ destination
2%
Apprenticeships
Based on 1,130 students completing 16-18 study
2022/23 cohort - "Top-third" = most selective third of UK universities by student intake
Latest from Cirencester College
Cirencester College Students Win IRIS Outstanding Research Project Award
15 Sep 2026
Top Achieving Students from Gloucestershire Celebrate Outstanding Results
13 Aug 2026
Top Achieving Students from Stroud Celebrate Outstanding Results
13 Aug 2026
Top Achieving Students from Swindon Celebrate Outstanding Results
13 Aug 2026
Students Explore the Future of Artificial Intelligence
8 Jul 2026
Sport and Physical Activity Students Inspire Primary School Pupils to Get Active
2 Jul 2026
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Cirencester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Cirencester
Across Gloucestershire council
Places available
7,977
Applications
6,517
Got 1st preference
86.8%
Got preferred school
97.0%
All secondary applications across Gloucestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(6)
Further education and skills inspection
Questions parents ask about Cirencester College
What is Cirencester College's Ofsted rating?
Cirencester College's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2024, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Cirencester College?
No fixed boundary. When Cirencester College is oversubscribed, Gloucestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Cirencester College?
Apply through Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Cirencester College on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Cirencester College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Gloucestershire is 5 (the median across 338 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cirencester College?
Cirencester College is at Fosse Way Campus, Stroud Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1XA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)