Schools

Cotswold schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in Cotswold, 49 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 96% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 8 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

49state schools and nurseries

96%good or betterat their last inspection

8new report cardssince November 2025

6inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

Every school


Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 5SD	Primary	Ampney Crucis	Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025)
Andoversford Primary SchoolGL54 4HR	Primary	Andoversford	Good (2022)
Ann Edwards Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 5UW	Primary	South Cerney	Good (2023)
Avening Primary SchoolGL8 8NF	Primary	Avening	School remains Good (2020)
Bibury Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 5NR	Primary	Bibury	Good (2023)
Blockley Church of England Primary SchoolGL56 9BY	Primary	Blockley	Good (2023)
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary SchoolGL54 2AW	Primary	Bourton-on-the-Water	Report card Apr 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5
Chesterton Primary SchoolGL7 1SS	Primary	Cirencester	Good in every area (2025)
Chipping Campden SchoolGL55 6HU	Secondary	Chipping Campden	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
Cirencester Deer Park SchoolGL7 1XB	Secondary	Cirencester	School remains Good (2023)
Cirencester Kingshill SchoolGL7 1HS	Secondary	Cirencester	Good in every area (2025)
Cirencester Primary SchoolGL7 1EX	Primary	Cirencester	Good (2022)
Cold Aston Church of England Primary SchoolGL54 3BN	Primary	Bourton-on-the-Water	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
Crudwell CofE Primary SchoolSN16 9ER	Primary	Kemble	School remains Good (2022)
Down Ampney Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 5QR	Primary	Down Ampney	Not inspected since it opened in 2025
Fairford Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 4JQ	Primary	Fairford	Standards maintained (2024)
Farmor's SchoolGL7 4JQ	Secondary	Fairford	Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in every area
Hatherop Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 3NA	Primary	Coln St Aldwyns	School remains Good (2023)
Kemble Primary SchoolGL7 6AG	Primary	Kemble	Good (2024)
Kempsford Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 4EY	Primary	Kempsford	Good (2023)
Leighterton Primary SchoolGL8 8UH	Primary	Leighterton	Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5
Longborough Church of England Primary SchoolGL56 0QD	Primary	Longborough	Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in every area
Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 5JS	Primary	Poulton	Good (2023)
Mickleton Primary SchoolGL55 6SJ	Primary	Mickleton	School remains Good (2023)
North Cerney Church of England Primary AcademyGL7 7BZ	Primary	North Cerney	Good (2022)
Northleach Church of England Primary SchoolGL54 3HJ	Primary	Northleach	School remains Good (2023)
Oaksey CofE Primary SchoolSN16 9TG	Primary	Kemble	Good (2023)
Paternoster SchoolGL7 1JR	Special	Cirencester	Good (2023)
Powell's Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 2DJ	Primary	Cirencester	Outstanding (2024)
Rodmarton Primary SchoolGL7 6PE	Primary	Kemble	Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 4
Sapperton Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 6LQ	Primary	Sapperton	Good (2024)
Sherborne Church of England Primary SchoolGL54 3DH	Primary	Sherborne	Good (2023)
Siddington Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 6HL	Primary	Siddington	Good (2022)
Sir William Romney's SchoolGL8 8AE	Secondary	Tetbury	Standards maintained (2025)
Southrop Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 3NU	Primary	Eastleach Turville	Requires improvement (2023)
St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolGL54 4AJ	Primary	Chedworth	Good in every area (2025)
St Catharine's Catholic Primary SchoolGL55 6DZ	Primary	Chipping Campden	Good (2021)
St David's Church of England Primary SchoolGL56 0LQ	Primary	Moreton-in-Marsh	Report card Jan 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1
St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary SchoolGL55 6DB	Primary	Chipping Campden	Report card May 2026: Expected standard in every area
St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 3AU	Primary	Lechlade	School remains Good (2022)
St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolGL8 8BW	Primary	Tetbury	Not inspected since it opened in 2023
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary SchoolGL54 1AW	Primary	Stow-on-the-Wold	Good (2024)
Stratton Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 2NG	Primary	Stratton	Good (2023)
Swell Church of England Primary SchoolGL54 1LH	Primary	Stow-on-the-Wold	Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 3
Temple Guiting Church of England SchoolGL54 5RW	Primary	Guiting Power	Good (2024)
The Cotswold AcademyGL54 2BD	Secondary	Bourton-on-the-Water	Outstanding in every area (2025)
The Rissington SchoolGL54 2PL	Primary	Upper Rissington	Good (2024)
Watermoor Church of England Primary SchoolGL7 1SY	Primary	Cirencester	Good in every area (2025)
Withington Church of England Primary SchoolGL54 4BQ	Primary	Withington	School remains Good (2023)

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 8 Cotswold report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 43 times, strong standard 10 times, needs attention 1 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at GL and SN postcodes and show here the ones in Cotswold. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

Questions people ask

How many schools in Cotswold are rated good or better?

96% of the 49 state schools and nurseries in Cotswold were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in Cotswold?

There are 49 state-funded schools and nurseries in Cotswold: 42 primary, 6 secondary, 1 special.