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Watermoor Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Kingshill Lane, Cirencester GL7 1SY · watermoorprimary-dgat.org.uk · 01285 653817
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 45%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gloucestershire 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Gloucestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 183
- 87% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.8%
- First language not English
- 10.9%
- 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, 16 families put the school first and 20 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 | 20 | 16 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 23 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 17 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Gloucestershire it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼45% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115614)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Watermoor Church of England Primary School on 20 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 20 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115614), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115614)
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115614)
Dec 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115614)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 34
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied