Alexander Hosea Primary School

About Alexander Hosea Primary School

Alexander Hosea Primary School is a state primary in South Gloucestershire that is currently running very close to full capacity, with 222 pupils against a school capacity of 225. The school serves a community where 9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is below the national average and suggests a relatively affluent intake. Demand for places is strong: for the 2025/26 academic year, the school received 52 applications for just 30 places, with 36 of those applications coming from first-preference families. That oversubscription ratio of 1.73 indicates a school that local parents are actively choosing, and the fact that all 30 first-preference offers were taken up confirms it is a popular option in the area. The school is non-denominational, with no religious character, and does not offer nursery provision or a sixth form, so it is purely a primary school for children aged 4 to 11.

Academically, Alexander Hosea performs solidly above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared to the South Gloucestershire average of 61%. The school ranks 21st out of 69 primary schools in the local authority, placing it in the top third. At the higher standard, 10% of pupils achieved the higher benchmark across all three subjects, with reading the strongest area: 32% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, and the average reading score was 107. Maths was slightly weaker, with an average score of 104 and 23% at the higher level. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in June 2023, confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since its last graded inspection in 2014, when leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all judged Good.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a sensory room, library, playing fields, forest school, gymnasium, art studios, and an ICT suite. Sports provision covers athletics, netball, football, cricket, dance, and rounders, while clubs include drama, gardening, film club, choir, and eco club. For children with additional needs, the school has identified provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Given its strong local reputation, oversubscribed status, and above-average outcomes, this school will particularly suit families who value a well-resourced primary with a strong reading focus and a supportive SEND framework, though they should be prepared to apply early and list it as a first preference to secure a place.

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