Powell's Church of England Primary School

Cotswold · GL7 2DJ

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 421 pupils, 4% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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Powell's Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Gloucester Street, Cirencester, GL7 2DJ – View on map
Phone: 01285653799
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Cooper
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 75 families put it first for 59 places – 13 for every 10 places. 79% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 16 · 2024 13 · 2025 13 · 2026 13
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

421 pupils out of 420 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 17
% eligible for free school meals: 4.0%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the Cotswold average)
English as an additional language: 9% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 13.5% a year (Cotswold 16.5%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 13% moved to another school, 87% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Gloucestershire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 9 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 11 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Gloucestershire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 19 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 15 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 12 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Outstanding 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 78% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 15% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 15 percentage points above the Cotswold average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 77% against an expected 67%)
3-year average (expected standard): 77%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 90% · Writing 82% · Maths 87% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 85%
Average test scores: reading 110, maths 108
Based on: 60 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolCotswold averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 15 percentage points above the Cotswold average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 9th of 37 junior and primary schools in the area

#7Birdlip Primary School80%
#8The Rissington School79%
=9Powell's Church of England Primary School78%
=9Southrop Church of England Primary School78%
=11Hatherop Church of England Primary School77%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School100%
#2Leighterton Primary School92%
#3Coberley Church of England Primary School86%
#4Cold Aston Church of England Primary School83%
#5Temple Guiting Church of England School82%
#6Fairford Church of England Primary School81%
#7Birdlip Primary School80%
#8The Rissington School79%
=9Powell's Church of England Primary School78%
=9Southrop Church of England Primary School78%
=11Hatherop Church of England Primary School77%
=11Kemble Primary School77%
#13Blockley Church of England Primary School74%
#14Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School73%
#15Andoversford Primary School71%
=16Rodmarton Primary School70%
=16St Catharine's Catholic Primary School70%
#18St David's Church of England Primary School68%
=19Mickleton Primary School65%
=19Stratton Church of England Primary School65%
#21Siddington Church of England Primary School64%
#22North Cerney Church of England Primary Academy63%
#23Chesterton Primary School62%
=24Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School61%
=24St Lawrence Church of England Primary School61%
#26St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School59%
=27Avening Primary School56%
=27Bledington Primary School56%
=27St Mary's Church of England Primary School56%
=30Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School45%
=30Watermoor Church of England Primary School45%
#32Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School44%
#33Kempsford Church of England Primary School43%
=34Cirencester Primary School38%
=34Longborough Church of England Primary School38%
#36Northleach Church of England Primary School27%
#37Willersey Church of England Primary School0%

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2nd of 29 primary schools in Cotswold for Ofsted rating

#1Fairford Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Powell's Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Andoversford Primary SchoolGood
#4Ann Edwards Church of England Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Fairford Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Powell's Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Andoversford Primary SchoolGood
#4Ann Edwards Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Avening Primary SchoolGood
#6Bibury Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7Birdlip Primary SchoolGood
#8Bledington Primary SchoolGood
#9Blockley Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Cirencester Primary SchoolGood
#11Coberley Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#12Hatherop Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13Kemble Primary SchoolGood
#14Kempsford Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#15Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#16Mickleton Primary SchoolGood
#17North Cerney Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#18Northleach Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#19Sapperton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#20Sherborne Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#21Siddington Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#22St Catharine's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#23St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#24Stow-on-the-Wold Primary SchoolGood
#25Stratton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#26Temple Guiting Church of England SchoolGood
#27The Rissington SchoolGood
#28Willersey Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#29Southrop Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,708 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

39th of 43 primary schools in Cotswold for spending per pupil

#37St David's Church of England Primary School£6,028
#38Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School£5,794
#39Powell's Church of England Primary School£5,708
#40Down Ampney Church of England Primary School£5,672
#41St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School£5,387

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Bibury Church of England Primary School£15,852
#2Southrop Church of England Primary School£13,088
#3Sapperton Church of England Primary School£12,147
#4Andoversford Primary School£10,240
#5Willersey Church of England Primary School£9,878
#6Kempsford Church of England Primary School£9,693
#7North Cerney Church of England Primary Academy£9,481
#8Rodmarton Primary School£9,348
#9Stow-on-the-Wold Primary School£8,819
#10Swell Church of England Primary School£8,750
#11Coberley Church of England Primary School£8,661
#12Longborough Church of England Primary School£8,294
#13Chesterton Primary School£8,010
#14Bledington Primary School£7,943
#15Ampney Crucis Church of England Primary School£7,910
#16Avening Primary School£7,822
#17Fairford Church of England Primary School£7,688
#18Northleach Church of England Primary School£7,623
#19Temple Guiting Church of England School£7,574
#20Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School£7,460
#21The Rissington School£7,387
#22Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School£7,355
#23St Catharine's Catholic Primary School£7,280
#24Siddington Church of England Primary School£7,183
#25Cirencester Primary School£7,156
#26Hatherop Church of England Primary School£7,138
#27Stratton Church of England Primary School£6,992
#28Cold Aston Church of England Primary School£6,964
#29Blockley Church of England Primary School£6,931
#30Watermoor Church of England Primary School£6,832
#31Mickleton Primary School£6,632
#32Leighterton Primary School£6,615
#33Birdlip Primary School£6,578
#34Kemble Primary School£6,542
#35St Mary's Church of England Primary School£6,384
#36St Lawrence Church of England Primary School£6,143
#37St David's Church of England Primary School£6,028
#38Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School£5,794
#39Powell's Church of England Primary School£5,708
#40Down Ampney Church of England Primary School£5,672
#41St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School£5,387
#42Sherborne Church of England Primary School£5,250
#43St Andrew's Church of England Primary School£4,067

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