OFSTED
7 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Trust
CIRENCESTER KINGSHILL SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
806
806 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
396
49.1% of pupils
Male pupils
410
50.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.7 pts
below England
School
20.1%
Cotswold
13.9%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.5 pts
below England
School
3.8%
Cotswold
4.3%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Cotswold
0.6%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.6%
714
Any other White background
3.5%
28
Any other Asian background
1.2%
10
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
10
African
1.1%
9
White and Asian
1.0%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.1%
202 of
806 pupils
4.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.3 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
48.2
9.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.08 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.16%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.94 pts
higher than
England
School
8.16%
Cotswold
5.44%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.22 pts
higher than
England
School
21.04%
Cotswold
11.76%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.99%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.19 pts
higher than
England
School
3.99%
Cotswold
1.41%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
82.2%
10.1 pts
below England
Cirencester Kingshill School
82.2%
Cotswold
95.4%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.