Siddington Church of England Primary School, Cirencester

Ofsted's report card from its 9 September 2026 inspection grades Siddington Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "The published attendance rates for the school show that attendance for the school is below the national average."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Since the previous inspection, leaders have created a curriculum that builds on what pupils already know."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have prioritised the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders provide staff with effective systems that help them to quickly and accurately identify pupils' needs."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including governors, have navigated a period of considerable change at Siddington."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school's personal development programme is effective."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils' progress and achievement across the school are inconsistent."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to strengthen teachers' use of assessment to understand pupils' starting points and ongoing progress so that they can adapt teaching, where necessary, identify and address gaps and support pupils to achieve as highly as possible, especially in the multiplication test"; "Leaders should improve pupils' foundational skills, including handwriting, spelling and letter formation, by ensuring consistent practice and precise modelling across year groups so that pupils develop greater fluency and accuracy over time".

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Siddington Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 58% in reading and 58% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 7 families put Siddington Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Siddington Church of England Primary School are Chesterton Primary School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 69% reading, 73% maths); Cirencester Primary School (1 mile, Good, 70% reading, 55% maths); Watermoor Church of England Primary School (1.3 miles, 72% reading, 52% maths); and Powell's Church of England Primary School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 87% maths).

Siddington Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Siddington Church of England Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Corinium Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

1.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Mixed (6%).

Siddington Church of England Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Kemble Rail Station, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pound Close (opposite), 220 metres away.

In 2024/25, Siddington Church of England Primary School issued 18 suspensions, 19.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Siddington Church of England Primary School are Cirencester Kingshill School (1.4 miles) and Cirencester Deer Park School (1.6 miles).