Cirencester Deer Park SchoolCirencester Kingshill School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cirencester.
Summary of the comparison
Cirencester Deer Park School and Cirencester Kingshill School are secondary schools in Cirencester.
Cirencester Deer Park School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cirencester Kingshill School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cirencester Deer Park School is ahead on our composite score.
Cirencester Deer Park School was judged Good and Cirencester Kingshill School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.4 for Cirencester Deer Park School and 48.4 for Cirencester Kingshill School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Cirencester Deer Park School (52.8 in 2021-22, 51.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Cirencester Kingshill School (53.9 in 2021-22, 48.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CirencesterCirencester Deer Park School | CirencesterCirencester Kingshill School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 41 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure | 21st of 41 in Gloucestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,020 | 806 | |
| Capacity | 1,045 | 980 | |
| Location | Cirencester, GL7 1XB | Cirencester, GL7 1HS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.4 Stronger figure | 48.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58.2% Stronger figure | 53.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.8% Stronger figure | 72.7% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 194 | 187 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,017 | 806 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.6% | 18.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.4% | 3.3% | |
| SEN support | 20.2% | 16.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 6.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% Stronger figure | 8.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.0% Stronger figure | 21.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Cirencester Deer Park School
Cirencester Kingshill School
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