# Education in Cotswold

The north east of the South West. 91,563 people (mid-2025 estimate) 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.

In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)

## Number of schools

Cotswold: **54** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

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

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools#place=E07000079) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Cotswold. The map shows each one.

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools#place=E07000079) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/education#l-schools

## Schools in Cotswold

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

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| 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.

### Primary (43) (43)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ampney-crucis-church-of-england-primary-school-e115673) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 93 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 73% met KS2 standard |
| [Andoversford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/andoversford-primary-school-e115735) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 64 | Good (overall), April 2022 | 71% met KS2 standard |
| [Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ann-edwards-church-of-england-primary-school-e115650) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 206 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 45% met KS2 standard |
| [Avening Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avening-primary-school-e149619) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 107 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Bibury Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bibury-church-of-england-primary-school-e146812) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 20 | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [Birdlip Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birdlip-primary-school-e115515) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 102 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 80% met KS2 standard |
| [Bledington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bledington-primary-school-e115505) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 81 | Good (overall), July 2023 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Blockley Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blockley-church-of-england-primary-school-e139524) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 148 | Good (overall), March 2023 | 74% met KS2 standard |
| [Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bourton-on-the-water-primary-school-e139291) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 341 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met KS2 standard |
| [Chesterton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesterton-primary-school-e146326) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 11 | 187 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [Cirencester Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cirencester-primary-school-e135985) | Community school | 2 to 11 | 336 | Good (overall), March 2022 | 38% met KS2 standard |
| [Coberley Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coberley-church-of-england-primary-school-e115617) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 74 | Good (overall), October 2023 | 86% met KS2 standard |
| [Cold Aston Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cold-aston-church-of-england-primary-school-e149254) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 74 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 83% met KS2 standard |
| [Down Ampney Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/down-ampney-church-of-england-primary-school-e151271) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 59 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Fairford Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairford-church-of-england-primary-school-e115622) | Voluntary controlled school | 2 to 11 | 298 | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 81% met KS2 standard |
| [Hatherop Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hatherop-church-of-england-primary-school-e115628) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 81 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| [Kemble Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kemble-primary-school-e145606) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 104 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 77% met KS2 standard |
| [Kempsford Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kempsford-church-of-england-primary-school-e115629) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 75 | Good (overall), January 2023 | 43% met KS2 standard |
| [Leighterton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leighterton-primary-school-e149620) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 116 | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 92% met KS2 standard |
| [Longborough Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longborough-church-of-england-primary-school-e149255) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 36 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 38% met KS2 standard |
| [Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meysey-hampton-church-of-england-primary-school-e115636) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 109 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 100% met KS2 standard |
| [Mickleton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mickleton-primary-school-e115533) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 203 | School remains Good, February 2023 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [North Cerney Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-cerney-church-of-england-primary-academy-e142438) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 43 | Good (overall), April 2022 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Northleach Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northleach-church-of-england-primary-school-e115641) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 114 | School remains Good, January 2023 | 27% met KS2 standard |
| [Powell's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/powells-church-of-england-primary-school-e115681) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 421 | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 78% met KS2 standard |
| [Rodmarton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rodmarton-primary-school-e115535) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 66 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [Sapperton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sapperton-church-of-england-primary-school-e115698) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 51 | Good (overall), July 2024 | – |
| [Sherborne Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherborne-church-of-england-primary-school-e151418) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 48 | Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Siddington Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/siddington-church-of-england-primary-school-e145607) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 83 | Good (overall), July 2022 | 64% met KS2 standard |
| [Southrop Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southrop-church-of-england-primary-school-e115651) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 42 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 78% met KS2 standard |
| [St Andrew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-e151589) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 54 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [St Catharine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catharines-catholic-primary-school-e150342) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 114 | Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed | 70% met KS2 standard |
| [St David's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-davids-church-of-england-primary-school-e139170) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 256 | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 68% met KS2 standard |
| [St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-and-ebrington-church-of-england-primary-school-e149257) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 149 | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 59% met KS2 standard |
| [St Lawrence Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lawrence-church-of-england-primary-school-e145524) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 151 | School remains Good, May 2022 | 61% met KS2 standard |
| [St Mary's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-e149831) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 282 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stow-on-the-wold-primary-school-e115540) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 91 | Good (overall), May 2024 | 44% met KS2 standard |
| [Stratton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stratton-church-of-england-primary-school-e115615) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 191 | Good (overall), July 2023 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [Swell Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swell-church-of-england-primary-school-e149256) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 32 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Temple Guiting Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/temple-guiting-church-of-england-school-e115653) | Voluntary controlled school | 4 to 11 | 105 | Good (overall), June 2024 | 82% met KS2 standard |
| [The Rissington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rissington-school-e115525) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 256 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 79% met KS2 standard |
| [Watermoor Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watermoor-church-of-england-primary-school-e149142) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 183 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 45% met KS2 standard |
| [Willersey Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willersey-church-of-england-primary-school-e115661) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 45 | School remains Good, December 2022 | 0% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (6) (6)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chipping Campden School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chipping-campden-school-e136960) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,465 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 50.4 |
| [Cirencester Deer Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cirencester-deer-park-school-e136527) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 1,020 | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8: 51.4 |
| [Cirencester Kingshill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cirencester-kingshill-school-e137217) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 806 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 48.4 |
| [Farmor's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/farmors-school-e137097) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,067 | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 54.8 |
| [Sir William Romney's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-william-romneys-school-e136985) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 495 | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8: 42.4 |
| [The Cotswold Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cotswold-academy-e136292) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,564 | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 58.7 |

### Special (2) (2)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [National Star College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/national-star-college-e131944) | Special post 16 institution | 16 to 99 | – | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| [Paternoster School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paternoster-school-e147158) | Academy special sponsor led | 2 to 17 | 66 | Good (overall), October 2023 |

### Sixth form and further education (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cirencester College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cirencester-college-e130686) | Further education | 16 to 99 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Independent (2) (2)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hatherop Castle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hatherop-castle-school-e115783) | Other independent school | 2 to 13 | 243 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |
| [Westonbirt School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westonbirt-school-e115789) | Other independent school | 2 to 19 | 781 | Not 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.

## More on this place

- [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold)
- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/crime) (1)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/health) (4)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold/sources) (28)

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