Farmor's SchoolCirencester Kingshill School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Farmor's School and Cirencester Kingshill School are secondary schools.
Farmor's School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cirencester Kingshill School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Farmor's School was judged the expected standard and Cirencester Kingshill School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.8 for Farmor's School and 48.4 for Cirencester Kingshill School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Farmor's School (51.4 in 2021-22, 54.8 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 | FairfordFarmor's School | CirencesterCirencester Kingshill School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100 | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 21st of 41 in Gloucestershire | 21st of 41 in Gloucestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,067 | 806 | |
| Capacity | 1,124 | 980 | |
| Location | Fairford, GL7 4JQ | Cirencester, GL7 1HS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.8 Stronger figure | 48.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66.0% Stronger figure | 53.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.6% Stronger figure | 72.7% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 162 | 187 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 84 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 13.8% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,042 | 806 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.7% | 18.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.1% | 3.3% | |
| SEN support | 12.9% | 16.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.5% | 6.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.6% Stronger figure | 8.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.1% | 21.0% Stronger figure | 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.
Farmor's School
Cirencester Kingshill School
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