Almondsbury Church of England Primary School

About Almondsbury Church of England Primary School

Almondsbury Church of England Primary School holds an Ofsted rating of Outstanding, a status it has maintained since its most recent graded inspection in 2017 and confirmed in an ungraded inspection in 2023. The school’s leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all judged Outstanding, with the early years specifically noted as Outstanding in the 2023 visit. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 assessments. This places the school above the South Gloucestershire local authority average of 61% for the same measure, though it ranks 32nd out of 69 primary schools in the area on this metric. Nationally, Almondsbury sits in the 46th percentile among all state primaries, indicating solid but not exceptional performance for an Outstanding-rated school.

Looking deeper into the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, the school’s average scores in reading (105) and maths (104) are both slightly above the national benchmark of 100. In reading, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard, with 22% achieving the higher standard; in maths, the same 78% met expectations, with 18% reaching the higher tier. Writing saw 78% at the expected level and 13% at the higher standard. Only 2% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects combined, a figure that is notably low for an Outstanding school. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to compare how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points. With 7.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a less disadvantaged cohort than many in the area, which may partly explain its above-average attainment.

Almondsbury is a Church of England primary for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11, with a capacity of 315 and currently 310 on roll. It is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 99 applications for 45 places, with 41 offers made to first-preference families, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.2. The school offers a broad range of facilities including art studios, music rooms, a sensory room, forest school, ICT suite, sports hall and a chapel. Sports include athletics, swimming, netball and cross country, while clubs cover drama, film club and choir. The school’s SEND provision is extensive, supporting pupils with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language issues, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. This makes it a strong choice for families in South Gloucestershire seeking a well-resourced, inclusive primary with a clear Christian character and strong Ofsted credentials, particularly those living within commuting distance of the Almondsbury area.

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