Siddington Church of England Primary SchoolChesterton Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Cirencester.

Summary of the comparison

Siddington Church of England Primary School and Chesterton Primary School are primary schools in Cirencester.

Siddington Church of England Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Chesterton Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Siddington Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Siddington Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Chesterton Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Siddington Church of England Primary School and 62.0% for Chesterton Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Siddington Church of England Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Chesterton Primary School (27.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Siddington Church of England Primary School versus Chesterton Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	CirencesterSiddington Church of England Primary School	CirencesterChesterton Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	C61/100Stronger figure	D49/100
Local ranking	81st of 239 in Gloucestershire Stronger figure	143rd of 239 in Gloucestershire
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy converter	Academy sponsor led
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	2-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	93	201
Capacity	105	210
Location	Cirencester, GL7 6HL	Cirencester, GL7 1SS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	64.0% Stronger figure	62.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	9.0% Stronger figure	8.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	108.0 Stronger figure	103.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	105.0 Stronger figure	103.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	93	201
Free school meals (ever 6)	26.9%	32.9%
English as an additional language	1.1%	9.0%
SEN support	23.7%	18.9%
SEN with an EHC plan	4.3%	11.4%
Attendance
Overall absence	6.4% Stronger figure	6.7%	6.2%
Persistent absence	12.3% Stronger figure	24.6%	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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.