School admissions in Cirencester
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 11 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Cirencester in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 15 schools in Cirencester first 278 times for 278 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Gloucestershire authority's 222 schools. 5 of the 15 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 5 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.31 miles (Kemble Primary School) to 3.92 miles (Rodmarton Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
15 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodmarton Primary School | 1.27 | 11 | 3.92 miles |
| Powell's Church of England Primary School | 1.27 | 59 | not published |
| Down Ampney Church of England Primary School | 1.25 | 8 | 2.09 miles |
| Kemble Primary School | 1.13 | 15 | 0.31 miles |
| Stratton Church of England Primary School | 1.07 | 30 | 2.08 miles |
| North Cerney Church of England Primary Academy | 1.00 | 3 | not published |
| Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School | 0.93 | 15 | 3.64 miles |
| Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School | 0.91 | 22 | 1.86 miles |
| Chesterton Primary School | 0.90 | 21 | 0.56 miles |
| Cirencester Primary School | 0.87 | 39 | 1.01 miles |
| Watermoor Church of England Primary School | 0.80 | 20 | 0.48 miles |
| Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School | 0.70 | 10 | not published |
| Siddington Church of England Primary School | 0.70 | 10 | 0.85 miles |
| Bibury Church of England Primary School | 0.67 | 3 | not published |
| Sapperton Church of England Primary School | 0.67 | 12 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.