Schools in Cotswold
51 state-funded schools, 12,161 pupils. 96% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 4 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Cotswold?
Cotswold has 51 state-funded schools teaching 12,161 pupils. 44 primary, 6 secondary, 1 special.
What percentage of schools in Cotswold are Good or Outstanding?
96% of the 50 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Cotswold are rated Good or Outstanding: 4 Outstanding and 44 Good. 2 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Cotswold are rated Outstanding?
4 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Cotswold: The Cotswold Academy, Chipping Campden School, Powell's Church of England Primary School, Fairford Church of England Primary School.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- The Cotswold AcademySecondary1,500Outstanding 2025
- Chipping Campden SchoolSecondary1,479Outstanding 2024
- Powell's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary421Outstanding 2024
- Fairford Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary320Outstanding 2019
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 44 | 43 | 95.3% |
| Secondary | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Special | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Cotswold
Showing 20 of 51 schools.
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The Cotswold Academy | Secondary | 1,500 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chipping Campden School | Secondary | 1,479 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Farmor's School | Secondary | 1,042 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cirencester Deer Park School | Secondary | 1,017 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cirencester Kingshill School | Secondary | 806 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sir William Romney's School | Secondary | 500 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Powell's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 421 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 321 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fairford Church of England Primary School | Primary | 320 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cirencester Primary School | Primary | 316 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School | Primary | 274 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Rissington School | Primary | 255 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St David's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 248 | Good2022 | OfstedWebsite | |
Ann Edwards Church of England Primary School | Primary | 229 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chesterton Primary School | Primary | 201 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stratton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 197 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Mickleton Primary School | Primary | 196 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Watermoor Church of England Primary School | Primary | 191 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School | Primary | 182 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 173 | Requires Improvement2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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