Kemble Primary School
Cirencester, GL7 6AG · Gloucestershire · primary school
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23rd of 218 primary schools in Gloucestershire we can score, 241 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 3,204 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 8.3/10 among them, against 8.8/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 77.0 · 82 | 40% | 3.28 |
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.82 |
| Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 31.0 · 98 | 25% | 2.46 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Kemble Primary School overview
How it's doing
In 2024/25, 77.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. 31.0% reached the higher standard, against a national median of 7%. Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2024. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 8.3 out of 10 among them, against 8.8 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom
The school provides both a breakfast club and an after-school club for wraparound care.
Getting in
The published school roll is 104 pupils against a stated capacity of 105. These whole-school figures do not establish entry-year vacancies or the likelihood of an offer. Confirm entry-year availability and admissions criteria with the school or local authority.
Worth asking on a visit
How does the curriculum support pupils aiming for the higher standard in maths? What specific activities are available during the after-school club?
What Ofsted said about Kemble Primary School
Overview
Kemble Primary School is described as a “calm and orderly environment” where pupils are “safe and extremely well cared for by staff.” The report highlights that the school’s “excellent personal development offer” ensures pupils become “knowledgeable active citizens” who learn to “courageously advocate” for others. Overall, the inspection judges the school’s effectiveness as Good, with Outstanding ratings for behaviour and personal development.
Strengths
- Pupils’ “behaviour and attitudes are exemplary,” and they attend school “very regularly.”
- The school has made learning to read a priority; staff have “secure knowledge of phonics,” helping pupils build “reading speed and accuracy well.”
- Most subject curriculums are “clearly sequenced to build pupils’ knowledge, skills and vocabulary over time.”
- Pupils develop a “clear social and moral conscience” and understand “fundamental British values in depth.”
- Staff have “very high expectations for pupils’ behaviour,” and support for emotional regulation is “extremely effective.”
Areas to improve
- In some subjects, including the early years, curriculums are “not as well developed,” and “essential knowledge... is not identified.”
- Pupils in these areas “do not make connections between facts learned” or link important concepts, limiting the “depth of knowledge expected.”
- The school needs to “identify the essential knowledge they want pupils to learn” and strengthen pupils’ ability to make connections within and across subjects.
Safeguarding
The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”
Results over time
Expected standard (reading, writing, maths), the years we hold.
| Year | Expected standard (reading, writing, maths) |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% |
| 2023/24 | 79% |
| 2024/25 | 77% |
| England | 64% |
Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics. “England” is the median of the 14,326 state schools in England we hold a 2024/25 figure for — a school-level median, not the DfE's pupil-weighted national figure.
Your offer chance
—Based on official applications/offers, distance and catchment where we have it. Bands only — never a percentage.
Sibling, faith, looked-after and other criteria can override distance. Always confirm with the school or local authority.
Next dates
- Primary (Reception) application deadline15 Jan 2027
- Primary National Offer Day16 Apr 2027
- Primary (Reception) application deadline15 Jan 2028
- Primary National Offer Day17 Apr 2028
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