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Education in Cotswold

District

The north east of the South West. 91,563 people in 1,164 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Cotswold, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Cotswold had 54 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

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54
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Cotswold had 54 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Cotswold among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Cotswold is 54.

Schools

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Schools in Cotswold

Cotswold has 54 open schools: 43 primary, 6 secondary, 2 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 2 independent.

Outstanding
1
Good
21
Requires improvement
0
Inadequate
0

22 of the 49 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2021 and July 2024.

11 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

8 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Cotswold

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Powell's Church of England Primary School (July 2024).

Primary (43)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 1193Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade73% met KS2 standard
Andoversford Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 1164Good (overall), April 202271% met KS2 standard
Ann Edwards Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11206Good (overall), October 202345% met KS2 standard
Avening Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11107Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
Bibury Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1120Good (overall), May 2023
Birdlip Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11102Good (overall), November 202280% met KS2 standard
Bledington Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1181Good (overall), July 202356% met KS2 standard
Blockley Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11148Good (overall), March 202374% met KS2 standard
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11341Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met61% met KS2 standard
Chesterton Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 11187Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade62% met KS2 standard
Cirencester Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11336Good (overall), March 202238% met KS2 standard
Coberley Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 1174Good (overall), October 202386% met KS2 standard
Cold Aston Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1174Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade83% met KS2 standard
Down Ampney Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1159No outcome in Ofsted's file
Fairford Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11298Standards maintained, November 202481% met KS2 standard
Hatherop Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1181School remains Good, March 202377% met KS2 standard
Kemble Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11104Good (overall), November 202377% met KS2 standard
Kempsford Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1175Good (overall), January 202343% met KS2 standard
Leighterton Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11116Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met92% met KS2 standard
Longborough Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 1136Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met38% met KS2 standard
Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11109Good (overall), November 2022100% met KS2 standard
Mickleton Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11203School remains Good, February 202365% met KS2 standard
North Cerney Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 1143Good (overall), April 202263% met KS2 standard
Northleach Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11114School remains Good, January 202327% met KS2 standard
Powell's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11421Outstanding (overall), July 202478% met KS2 standard
Rodmarton Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1166Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met70% met KS2 standard
Sapperton Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 1151Good (overall), July 2024
Sherborne Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1148Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed
Siddington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1183Good (overall), July 202264% met KS2 standard
Southrop Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1142Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met78% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1154Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed
St Catharine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11114Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed70% met KS2 standard
St David's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11256Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met68% met KS2 standard
St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11149Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met59% met KS2 standard
St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11151School remains Good, May 202261% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11282Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met56% met KS2 standard
Stow-on-the-Wold Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 1191Good (overall), May 202444% met KS2 standard
Stratton Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11191Good (overall), July 202365% met KS2 standard
Swell Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 1132Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
Temple Guiting Church of England SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11105Good (overall), June 202482% met KS2 standard
The Rissington SchoolCommunity school3 to 11256Good (overall), November 202379% met KS2 standard
Watermoor Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11183Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade45% met KS2 standard
Willersey Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 1145School remains Good, December 20220% met KS2 standard

Secondary (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Chipping Campden SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,465Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 50.4
Cirencester Deer Park SchoolAcademy converter11 to 161,020School remains Good, January 2023Attainment 8: 51.4
Cirencester Kingshill SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16806Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 48.4
Farmor's SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,067Report card, February 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 54.8
Sir William Romney's SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16495Standards maintained, February 2025Attainment 8: 42.4
The Cotswold AcademyAcademy converter11 to 181,564Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 58.7

Special (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
National Star CollegeSpecial post 16 institution16 to 99No outcome in Ofsted's file
Paternoster SchoolAcademy special sponsor led2 to 1766Good (overall), October 2023

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Cirencester CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Independent (2)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Hatherop Castle SchoolOther independent school2 to 13243Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Westonbirt SchoolOther independent school2 to 19781Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.