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Schools in South Gloucestershire

  • 117State-funded schools
  • 93Primary
  • 17Secondary
  • 6Special
  • South WestRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
89%
6 pts above England (84%)
3,164 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
93%
close to England (92%)
3,033 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
2.2
close to England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in South Gloucestershire
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
89%got their first choice
6 pts above England (84%)

3,164 applicants · 1.7% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 89%; England 84%
  2. 2025 90%; England 84%
  3. 2024 83%; England 83%
  4. 2023 86%; England 83%
  5. 2022 89%; England 83%
  6. 2021 87%; England 81%
  7. 2020 83%; England 82%
  8. 2019 82%; England 81%
  9. 2018 83%; England 82%
  10. 2017 87%; England 83%
  11. 2016 91%; England 84%
  12. 2015 89%; England 84%
  13. 2014 89%; England 85%
  • South Gloucestershire
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20263,16489.4%98.3%1.7%
Sep 20253,13890.0%98.9%1.1%
Sep 20243,24982.5%94.1%5.9%
Sep 20233,25586.4%96.2%3.8%
Sep 20223,09088.5%97.3%2.7%
Sep 20213,08687.3%97.1%2.9%
Sep 20203,06182.9%95.8%4.2%
Sep 20193,09781.9%94.6%5.4%
Sep 20182,91082.8%95.7%4.3%
Sep 20172,82487.4%97.4%2.6%
Sep 20162,85490.6%98.9%1.1%
Sep 20152,67588.9%98.4%1.6%
Sep 20142,70988.9%98.4%1.6%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
93%got their first choice
close to England (92%)

3,033 applicants · 1.7% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 93%; England 92%
  2. 2025 91%; England 93%
  3. 2024 94%; England 93%
  4. 2023 92%; England 92%
  5. 2022 90%; England 92%
  6. 2021 90%; England 92%
  7. 2020 90%; England 90%
  8. 2019 91%; England 91%
  9. 2018 91%; England 91%
  10. 2017 90%; England 90%
  11. 2016 93%; England 88%
  12. 2015 90%; England 88%
  13. 2014 91%; England 88%
  • South Gloucestershire
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20263,03392.8%98.3%1.7%
Sep 20253,20691.0%98.5%1.5%
Sep 20242,99594.3%99.0%1.0%
Sep 20233,23192.1%98.0%2.0%
Sep 20223,15689.5%97.2%2.8%
Sep 20213,06490.3%98.4%1.6%
Sep 20203,21390.1%98.0%2.0%
Sep 20193,17691.3%98.1%1.9%
Sep 20183,16291.4%97.8%2.2%
Sep 20173,18690.2%98.0%2.0%
Sep 20163,22392.7%98.7%1.3%
Sep 20153,20990.4%97.7%2.3%
Sep 20143,12790.9%98.3%1.7%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 25 schools of 117 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (18)
  • Post-16 provision (5)
  • Leadership and governance

Bar: share of schools; number of schools at each grade below.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 76 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding6
  • Good67
  • Requires improvement2
  • Inadequate1

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 13 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education184–
Behaviour and attitudes292–
Personal development391–
Leadership and management364–

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 3.

Latest report cards

Every new report card, month by month · RSS for South Gloucestershire

Secondary schools in South Gloucestershire

17 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Bradley Stoke Community School Remains Good2023 2.8 applications per place 52.3 12%
Downend School Standards maintained2024 2.4 applications per place 48.7 11%
Chipping Sodbury School Good2022 2.3 applications per place 43.0 20%
John Cabot Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 2.3 applications per place 48.6 30%
Winterbourne Academy 2026 2.2 applications per place 50.6 15%
Abbeywood Community School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.2 applications per place 47.8 23%
Marlwood School Good2023 2.2 applications per place 43.3 18%
Mangotsfield School 2026 2.2 applications per place 40.3 24%
King's Oak Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 2.2 applications per place 40.2 29%
Brimsham Green School Standards maintained2024 2.0 applications per place 48.3 23%
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy 2026 1.8 applications per place 44.6 18%
Yate Academy 2026 1.7 applications per place 55.1 23%
Hanham Woods Academy Standards maintained2025 1.7 applications per place 44.6 18%
The Castle School 2026 1.5 applications per place 52.0 15%
Patchway Community School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.4 applications per place 39.9 31%
Digitech Studio School 2026 no data 25.4 32%
Lyde Green Community School Not yet inspected no data – –

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in South Gloucestershire

93 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Emersons Green Primary School 2026 4.6 applications per place 72% 13%
North Road Community Primary School Good2022 3.9 applications per place 60% 11%
Cherry Garden Primary School Not yet inspected 3.2 applications per place 75% 13%
Hambrook Primary School Good2023 3.1 applications per place 93% 3%
St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School Faith Good2024 3.1small intake applications per place 56% 14%
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Faith Requires significant improvement 2026 2.9small intake applications per place 27% 24%
Wheatfield Primary School 2026 2.9 applications per place 78% 7%
Tortworth Primary School 2026 2.8small intake applications per place 44% 26%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.8 applications per place 38% 11%
Gillingstool Primary School Good2022 2.8 applications per place 54% 29%
Blackhorse Primary School 2025 2.8 applications per place 73% 7%
Stanbridge Primary School 2026 2.7 applications per place 63% 10%
Almondsbury Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Outstanding2023 2.6 applications per place 62% 7%
Coniston Primary School Improved significantly2025 2.5 applications per place 86% 38%
Bailey's Court Primary School Remains Good2024 2.5 applications per place 65% 10%
Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School Faith Good2023 2.5 applications per place 61% 10%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.5 applications per place 66% 6%
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 2.5 applications per place 63% 16%
Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 2.4 applications per place 88% 8%
Courtney Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.4 applications per place 62% 18%
Stoke Lodge Primary School Good2022 2.4 applications per place 61% 16%
Horton CofE VA Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.4small intake applications per place 57% 35%
Redfield Edge Primary School Remains Good2022 2.4 applications per place 66% 4%
Olveston Church of England Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 2.3 applications per place 83% 4%
Shield Road Primary School Remains Good2023 2.3 applications per place 38% 29%
The Tynings Primary School 2026 2.3 applications per place 53% 21%
Little Stoke Primary School Remains Good2024 2.3 applications per place 47% 31%
Raysfield Primary School Good2023 2.3 applications per place 66% 17%
Wellesley Primary School Good2024 2.3 applications per place 57% 8%
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Winterbourne Faith Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place 77% 16%
Meadowbrook Primary School 2026 2.2 applications per place 65% 15%
St John's Mead Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 2.2 applications per place 45% 12%
St Anne's Church of England Primary School Faith Standards maintained2024 2.2 applications per place 58% 13%
Broadway Infant School Remains Good2023 2.2 applications per place – 11%
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Faith 2025 2.2small intake applications per place 46% 19%
The Manor Church of England Primary School Faith 2025 2.2 applications per place 72% 14%
Barrs Court Primary School Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place 67% 13%
Bromley Heath Infant School Outstanding2023 2.1 applications per place – 2%
Barley Close Community Primary School Requires improvement2024 2.1small intake applications per place 47% 32%
Charborough Road Primary School Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place 45% 14%
Beacon Rise Primary School Outstanding2023 2.1 applications per place 89% 12%
Cadbury Heath Primary School 2026 2.1 applications per place 57% 19%
Staple Hill Primary School 2026 2.0 applications per place 56% 30%
Kings' Forest Primary School 2025 2.0 applications per place 72% 17%
Bowsland Green Primary School Remains Good2022 2.0 applications per place 63% 8%
Holy Trinity Primary School Faith Good2024 2.0 applications per place 67% 4%
Oldbury on Severn Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 2.0small intake applications per place – 18%
The Park Primary School Remains Good2023 2.0 applications per place 65% 21%
Woodlands Primary School Good2024 2.0 applications per place 48% 26%
Charfield Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.0 applications per place 70% 10%
Crossways Infant School Requires improvement2023 2.0 applications per place – 13%
Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend Faith Good2023 1.9 applications per place – 6%
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury Faith Good2022 1.9 applications per place 57% 18%
Manorbrook Primary School Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place 69% 7%
Abbotswood Primary School Standards maintained2025 1.9 applications per place 71% 25%
Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 1.9small intake applications per place – 7%
Samuel White's Infant School 2026 1.9 applications per place – 8%
St Paul's Catholic Primary School Faith Some aspects not as strong2025 1.9 applications per place 55% 19%
Alexander Hosea Primary School Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place 57% 6%
St Stephen's Infant School Remains Good2022 1.8 applications per place – 17%
The Meadows Primary School Good2022 1.8 applications per place 75% 7%
Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place 78% 9%
Elm Park Primary School Standards maintained2025 1.8 applications per place 44% 29%
St Barnabas Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 1.7 applications per place 46% 14%
Watermore Primary School Good2024 1.7 applications per place 82% 21%
Charlton Wood Primary Academy Good2023 1.7 applications per place 66% 18%
Frenchay Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.7 applications per place 78% 14%
Longwell Green Primary School Improved significantly2025 1.7 applications per place 51% 7%
St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary Faith Remains Good · concerns noted2024 1.6 applications per place 65% 10%
Callicroft Primary School Good2022 1.6 applications per place 55% 32%
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford Faith Remains Good2022 1.6 applications per place 67% 12%
Wick Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place 74% 10%
Filton Hill Primary School Remains Good · concerns noted2024 1.5 applications per place 57% 20%
Parkwall Primary School Good2023 1.5 applications per place 53% 51%
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall Faith 2026 1.4small intake applications per place 29% 15%
Iron Acton Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.4 applications per place – 19%
Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 1.4 applications per place 76% 12%
Wallscourt Farm Academy 2026 1.4 applications per place 67% 22%
Lyde Green Primary School Good2024 1.3 applications per place 56% 22%
Tyndale Primary School Good2023 1.3 applications per place 41% 49%
Marshfield Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 1.3 applications per place 93% 4%
Trinity Church of England Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.2 applications per place 60% 7%
Severn Beach Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.2 applications per place 50% 14%
Rangeworthy Church of England Primary School Faith Special measures Inadequate2023 1.0small intake applications per place – 40%
Bromley Heath Junior School Graded · no overall grade2025 no data 62% 1%
Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend Faith Standards maintained2025 no data 75% 9%
Crossways Junior School Good2024 no data – 15%
Hanham Abbots Junior School 2026 no data 80% 13%
Old Sodbury Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 no data – –
St Helen's Church of England Primary School Faith Standards maintained2025 no data – –
St Mary's Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 no data – –
St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell Faith Good2023 no data 53% 20%
The Ridge Junior School Remains Good2022 no data 67% 16%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

7 schools