1
Powell's Church of England Primary School
Cirencester • Gloucestershire • GL7 2DJ
1
10 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Cotswold
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Cotswold. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
44
Outstanding
4
Good
33
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 10% · G: 80% · RI: 7% · I: 2%
2
Fairford Church of England Primary School
Fairford • Gloucestershire • GL7 4JQ
1
11 Mar 2019
3
Cold Aston Church of England Primary School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL54 3BN
1
27 Feb 2015
4
Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School
Cirencester • Gloucestershire • GL7 5SD
1
8 Jan 2015
5
Sapperton Church of England Primary School
Cirencester • Gloucestershire • GL7 6LQ
2
15 Sep 2024
6
Temple Guiting Church of England School
CHELTENHAM • Gloucestershire • GL54 5RW
2
15 Jul 2024
7
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL54 1AW
2
23 Jun 2024
8
The Rissington School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL54 2PL
2
25 Jan 2024
9
Kemble Primary School
Cirencester • Gloucestershire • GL7 6AG
2
18 Jan 2024
10
Coberley Church of England Primary School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL53 9QZ
2
16 Nov 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School 2 • Nov 2023
- Stratton Church of England Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Bledington Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Bibury Church of England Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- Blockley Church of England Primary School 2 • May 2023
- Kempsford Church of England Primary School 2 • Mar 2023
- Birdlip Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Siddington Church of England Primary School 2 • Sep 2022
- North Cerney Church of England Primary Academy 2 • Jun 2022