Community school · South Gloucestershire

Beacon Rise Primary School

4–11Ages
625Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109133URN

Hanham Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8NU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to South Gloucestershire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in South Gloucestershire

185 applications for 90 places · 35th of 74 in South Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

89%met the expected standard

South Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to South Gloucestershire median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

185 applications · 90 places offered · 105 named it first

2026 2.1; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2025 2.3; South Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2024 2.3; South Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2023 2.4; South Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2022 2.5; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2021 3.0; South Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2020 3.0; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2019 3.2; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2018 3.1; South Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2017 2.7; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2016 3.2; South Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2015 2.8; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2014 2.5; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0

More applications per place than the South Gloucestershire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
South Gloucestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	90	185	2.1	105	1.17
Sep 2025	89	205	2.3	108	1.21
Sep 2024	90	206	2.3	109	1.21
Sep 2023	90	218	2.4	115	1.28
Sep 2022	90	228	2.5	134	1.49
Sep 2021	89	268	3.0	146	1.64
Sep 2020	88	261	3.0	141	1.60
Sep 2019	89	286	3.2	156	1.75
Sep 2018	89	275	3.1	147	1.65
Sep 2017	88	239	2.7	129	1.47
Sep 2016	87	282	3.2	125	1.44
Sep 2015	90	254	2.8	126	1.40
Sep 2014	89	225	2.5	134	1.51

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 96% · Maths 96% → all three 89% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard89%3rd of 79 in South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

South Gloucestershire 76% England 78%

Higher standard47%

South Gloucestershire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard96%

South Gloucestershire 73% England 75%

Greater depth23%

South Gloucestershire 4% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

South Gloucestershire 76% England 77%

Higher standard48%

South Gloucestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

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South Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	89%	20%	109	110
2023/24	81%	17%	107	107
2022/23	86%	11%	107	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Beacon Rise Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · South Gloucestershire

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.9applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Courtney Primary School
0.8 km · South Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
The Park Primary School
0.9 km · South Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Hanham Abbots Junior School
1.1 km · South Gloucestershire

2026

80%met the SATs standard
Two Mile Hill Primary School
1.1 km · Bristol, City of

Requires improvement2022

2.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Samuel White's Infant School
1.1 km · South Gloucestershire

2026

1.9applications per place
Barrs Court Primary School
1.3 km · South Gloucestershire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School
1.5 km · South Gloucestershire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

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.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109133 · 803/2329
Capacity: 630 pupils · 625 on roll
Free school meals: 12.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hanham Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8NU
Local authority: South Gloucestershire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources