Voluntary controlled school · South Gloucestershire

Frenchay Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
109178URN

Alexander Road, Frenchay, Bristol, BS16 1UZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below South Gloucestershire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in South Gloucestershire

81 applications for 48 places · 58th of 74 in South Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

South Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below South Gloucestershire median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

81 applications · 48 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2025 2.1; South Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2024 2.8; South Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2023 2.8; South Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2022 2.7; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2021 3.2; South Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2020 4.4; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2019 3.9; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2018 3.2; South Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2017 3.0; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2016 3.2; South Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2015 3.3; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0
2014 2.6; South Gloucestershire median median 2.0

More applications per place than the South Gloucestershire median in 12 of 13 years.

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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	48	81	1.7	38	0.79
Sep 2025	50	104	2.1	41	0.82
Sep 2024	30	83	2.8	36	1.20
Sep 2023	30	84	2.8	37	1.23
Sep 2022	28	76	2.7	21	0.75
Sep 2021	20	63	3.2	23	1.15
Sep 2020	20	87	4.4	21	1.05
Sep 2019	20	78	3.9	24	1.20
Sep 2018	18	57	3.2	13	0.72
Sep 2017	20	59	3.0	22	1.10
Sep 2016	19	60	3.2	24	1.26
Sep 2015	20	65	3.3	20	1.00
Sep 2014	20	52	2.6	26	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 81% · Maths 89% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%9th of 79 in South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

South Gloucestershire 76% England 78%

Higher standard44%

South Gloucestershire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

South Gloucestershire 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

South Gloucestershire 4% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

South Gloucestershire 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

South Gloucestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	78%	4%	108	105
2023/24	64%	4%	109	106
2022/23	73%	9%	110	107

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

Frenchay Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Frome Vale Academy
0.5 km · Bristol, City of

2026

4.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Avanti Gardens School
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

Good2024

2.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Begbrook Primary Academy
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend
1.3 km · South Gloucestershire

Standards maintained2025

75%met the SATs standard
Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend
1.4 km · South Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Bromley Heath Infant School
1.5 km · South Gloucestershire

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place
Bromley Heath Junior School
1.5 km · South Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

62%met the SATs standard
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · South Gloucestershire

2025

2.2applications per place 46%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109178 · 803/3067
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Alexander Road, Frenchay, Bristol, BS16 1UZ
Local authority: South Gloucestershire

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