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Bibury Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Church Road, Bibury, Cirencester GL7 5NR · bibury.gloucs.sch.uk · 01285 740268
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 33%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 57%, England 61%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 20
- 38% of 53 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35%
- First language not English
- 10%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Gloucestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 2 families put the school first and 3 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 33% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 33% the higher standard. Across Gloucestershire it was 57%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115611)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Bibury Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115611), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115611)
Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115611)
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 10
- 38% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 60% who had a child bullied