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Best primary schools in South Gloucestershire

82 of 93 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all South Gloucestershire schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

78 of 93 rated Good or Outstanding
8 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 63.0% (best 93.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Hambrook Primary School Bristol	93.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
2	Marshfield Church of England Primary School Chippenham	93.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
3	Beacon Rise Primary School Bristol	89.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
4	Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School Bristol	88.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
5	Coniston Primary School Bristol	86.0%	Good improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
6	Olveston Church of England Primary School Bristol	83.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
7	Watermore Primary School Frampton Cotterell	82.0%	Good declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	Hanham Abbots Junior School Bristol	80.0%	Good	—	approximate
9	Frenchay Church of England Primary School Bristol	78.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
10	Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School Bristol	78.0%	Not judged	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
11	Wheatfield Primary School Bristol hidden gem	78.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
12	St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Winterbourne Bristol hidden gem	77.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
13	Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School Bristol	76.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
14	St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate Bristol	76.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
15	Cherry Garden Primary School Bristol	75.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
16	Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend Bristol	75.0%	Good	—	approximate
17	The Meadows Primary School Bristol	75.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
18	Wick Church of England Primary School Bristol	74.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
19	Blackhorse Primary School Bristol	73.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
20	St Helen's Church of England Primary School Bristol	73.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
21	Emersons Green Primary School Bristol	72.0%	Good	about even 1.04 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
22	Kings' Forest Primary School Bristol	72.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
23	The Manor Church of England Primary School Bristol	72.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
24	Abbotswood Primary School Bristol	71.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
25	Charfield Primary School Wotton-Under-Edge	70.0%	Not judged	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
26	Manorbrook Primary School Bristol	69.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
27	Barrs Court Primary School Bristol hidden gem	67.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
28	Holy Trinity Primary School Bristol	67.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
29	St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford Bristol	67.0%	Good	about even 1.06 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
30	The Ridge Junior School Bristol	67.0%	Good	—	approximate
31	Wallscourt Farm Academy Bristol	67.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
32	Charlton Wood Primary Academy Bristol	66.0%	Good	about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
33	Raysfield Primary School Bristol	66.0%	Good	about even 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
34	Redfield Edge Primary School Bristol	66.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
35	St Mary's Catholic Primary School Bristol	66.0%	Good declining	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
36	Bailey's Court Primary School Bristol	65.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
37	Meadowbrook Primary School Bristol	65.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
38	Old Sodbury Church of England Primary School Bristol	65.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
39	St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary Bristol	65.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	The Park Primary School Bristol	65.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
41	Bowsland Green Primary School Bristol	63.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
42	Holy Family Catholic Primary School Patchway, Bristol	63.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
43	Stanbridge Primary School Bristol	63.0%	Good	about even 1.12 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
44	Almondsbury Church of England Primary School Almondsbury	62.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
45	Bromley Heath Junior School Bristol	62.0%	Not judged improving	—	approximate
46	Courtney Primary School Bristol	62.0%	Not judged	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
47	Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School Bristol	61.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
48	Stoke Lodge Primary School Bristol	61.0%	Good improving	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
49	North Road Community Primary School Bristol	60.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.47 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
50	Trinity Church of England Primary School Badminton	60.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
51	St Anne's Church of England Primary School Bristol	58.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
52	Alexander Hosea Primary School Wotton-Under-Edge	57.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.21 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
53	Cadbury Heath Primary School Bristol	57.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
54	Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury Bristol	57.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
55	Filton Hill Primary School Bristol	57.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
56	Horton CofE VA Primary School Bristol hidden gem	57.0%	Good declining	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
57	Wellesley Primary School Bristol	57.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
58	Lyde Green Primary School Bristol	56.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
59	St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School Bristol	56.0%	Good declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
60	Staple Hill Primary School Bristol	56.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
61	Callicroft Primary School Bristol hidden gem	55.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
62	St Paul's Catholic Primary School Bristol	55.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
63	Gillingstool Primary School Bristol hidden gem	54.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
64	Parkwall Primary School Bristol	53.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
65	St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell BRISTOL	53.0%	Good	—	approximate
66	The Tynings Primary School Staple Hill	53.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
67	Longwell Green Primary School Bristol	51.0%	Good declining	about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
68	Severn Beach Primary School Bristol	50.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
69	Woodlands Primary School Bristol	48.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
70	Barley Close Community Primary School Bristol	47.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
71	Little Stoke Primary School Bristol	47.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
72	St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Bristol	46.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
73	St Barnabas Church of England Primary School Bristol hidden gem	46.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
74	Charborough Road Primary School Bristol	45.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
75	St John's Mead Church of England Primary School Bristol	45.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
76	Elm Park Primary School Bristol	44.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
77	Tortworth Primary School Wotton-under-Edge hidden gem	44.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
78	Tyndale Primary School Yate hidden gem	41.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.73 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
79	Shield Road Primary School Bristol	38.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
80	St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury Bristol	38.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
81	St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall Wotton-under-Edge	29.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
82	Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Bristol	27.0%	Requires improvement declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

Also in South Gloucestershire

11 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of South Gloucestershire, not a fairer one.

Broadway Infant School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
Bromley Heath Infant School Ofsted: Outstanding
Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend Ofsted: Good
Crossways Infant School Ofsted: Requires improvement
Crossways Junior School Ofsted: Good
Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School Ofsted: Good
Iron Acton Church of England Primary School
Oldbury on Severn Church of England Primary School Ofsted: Good
Rangeworthy Church of England Primary School Ofsted: Inadequate
Samuel White's Infant School Ofsted: Good
St Stephen's Infant School Ofsted: Good

Applying in South Gloucestershire

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

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