Find the best primary schools in South Gloucestershire. Compare Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and parent reviews.
South Gloucestershire has 93 primary schools, all in South Gloucestershire council's area. Most state schools here offer places by distance from home once children in care and siblings of current pupils have been admitted, so how close you live decides your chances at any school with more applicants than places. Some councils draw a fixed catchment boundary instead, and the distance at which the last place went changes every year. Of the 93, 35 are faith schools that can put children of their faith first, so distance counts for less there.
Use the distance checker to measure your home's straight-line distance to any South Gloucestershire primary school, and each school's page for its Ofsted report, results and admissions details. Check your distance to a school or try the admissions calculator.
| School | Type | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Marshfield Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 5.0 / 5 |
| Bromley Heath Infant School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Beacon Rise Primary School | Mixed | 4.8 / 5 |
| Olveston Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.5 / 5 |
| Hambrook Primary School | Mixed | 4.5 / 5 |
| Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend | Church of England | 4.3 / 5 |
| Hanham Abbots Junior School | Mixed | 4.3 / 5 |
| Watermore Primary School |
There are 93 primary schools in South Gloucestershire. Of those, 2 are all-through schools, teaching both primary and secondary years.
Apply by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You apply to the council where you live, even if the school is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
Of the 93 primary schools in South Gloucestershire, 35 have a religious character: 28 Church of England, 6 Roman Catholic and 1 Church of England/Methodist. When a faith school has more applicants than places, it can give priority to children of its faith. Many ask for a supplementary form, sometimes signed by a religious leader, so read the school's admissions policy before you apply.
On our star rating, the highest rated are Marshfield Church of England Primary School (5.0), Bromley Heath Infant School (4.8), Beacon Rise Primary School (4.8), Olveston Church of England Primary School (4.5) and Hambrook Primary School (4.5). The rating is our own, out of 5. It combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and SATs results, with the parent survey carrying the most weight. Of the 93 schools here, 85 have enough published data for a rating.
| Mixed |
| 4.3 / 5 |
| Almondsbury Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.3 / 5 |
| Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.2 / 5 |
| Emersons Green Primary School | Mixed | 4.2 / 5 |
| Samuel White's Infant School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| The Meadows Primary School | Mixed | 4.1 / 5 |
| Charfield Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend | Church of England | 4.0 / 5 |
| Coniston Primary School | Mixed | 4.0 / 5 |
| Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 4.0 / 5 |
| Abbotswood Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Crossways Junior School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Blackhorse Primary School | Mixed | 3.9 / 5 |
| Trinity Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.9 / 5 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School | Church of England/Methodist | 3.9 / 5 |
| St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.8 / 5 |
| Manorbrook Primary School | Mixed | 3.8 / 5 |
| Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.7 / 5 |
| Wick Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.7 / 5 |
| Bailey's Court Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Bromley Heath Junior School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Frenchay Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.7 / 5 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.7 / 5 |
| Wheatfield Primary School | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Charlton Wood Primary Academy | Mixed | 3.7 / 5 |
| Bradley Stoke Community School | all-through | 3.6 / 5 |
| Kings' Forest Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School | Church of England | 3.6 / 5 |
| Wellesley Primary School | Mixed | 3.6 / 5 |
| The Manor Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.6 / 5 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.6 / 5 |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Winterbourne | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford | Church of England | 3.5 / 5 |
| Wallscourt Farm Academy | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Meadowbrook Primary School | Mixed | 3.5 / 5 |
| Woodlands Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Severn Beach Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Courtney Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| King's Oak Academy | all-through | 3.4 / 5 |
| Longwell Green Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| North Road Community Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| Stoke Lodge Primary School | Mixed | 3.4 / 5 |
| St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary | Church of England | 3.4 / 5 |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury | Roman Catholic | 3.3 / 5 |
| Lyde Green Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Cadbury Heath Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| Charborough Road Primary School | Mixed | 3.3 / 5 |
| St Anne's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.3 / 5 |
| Crossways Infant School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Stanbridge Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Staple Hill Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Tyndale Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| Elm Park Primary School | Mixed | 3.2 / 5 |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury | Church of England | 3.1 / 5 |
| Cherry Garden Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 3.0 / 5 |
| Callicroft Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Barrs Court Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| The Tynings Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Bowsland Green Primary School | Mixed | 3.0 / 5 |
| Little Stoke Primary School | Mixed | 2.9 / 5 |
| The Ridge Junior School | Mixed | 2.9 / 5 |
| Filton Hill Primary School | Mixed | 2.8 / 5 |
| Raysfield Primary School | Mixed | 2.8 / 5 |
| Horton CofE VA Primary School | Church of England | 2.7 / 5 |
| Redfield Edge Primary School | Mixed | 2.7 / 5 |
| The Park Primary School | Mixed | 2.7 / 5 |
| Shield Road Primary School | Mixed | 2.6 / 5 |
| Tortworth Primary School | Mixed | 2.6 / 5 |
| St Barnabas Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.6 / 5 |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall | Church of England | 2.6 / 5 |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 2.6 / 5 |
| Barley Close Community Primary School | Mixed | 2.5 / 5 |
| Gillingstool Primary School | Mixed | 2.5 / 5 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 2.4 / 5 |
| St John's Mead Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.0 / 5 |
| St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell | Church of England | 2.0 / 5 |
| Parkwall Primary School | Mixed | 1.9 / 5 |
| Broadway Infant School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| Crossways Infant School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| Crossways Junior School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
| Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School | Church of England | Not yet rated |
| Iron Acton Church of England Primary School | Church of England | Not yet rated |
| Oldbury on Severn Church of England Primary School | Church of England | Not yet rated |
| Rangeworthy Church of England Primary School | Church of England | Not yet rated |
| St Stephen's Infant School | Mixed | Not yet rated |
Our rating is out of 5 and combines Parent View survey results, the latest Ofsted inspection and published results. Source: Department for Education (GIAS) and Ofsted.
Only when you qualify for more than one school. Each school ranks applicants against its own admission criteria without knowing where you placed it. If you qualify for several, the council offers the one you ranked highest, so putting a popular school first does not lower your chances at your second choice.
No. Distance only matters when a school has more applicants than places, and then it offers places in the order its admission criteria set out. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or catchment area. Faith schools and grammar schools use different criteria. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
The council offers a place at another school with room, which may be further from home. You can accept it and still join the waiting lists for the schools you preferred. Waiting lists are ranked by the admission criteria, not by how long a child has been on them. You can also appeal to an independent panel for any school that refused you. Appeals for Reception to Year 2 rarely succeed, because infant classes are limited to 30 pupils by law and a panel can only admit above that limit in narrow circumstances.