Stanbridge Primary School

About Stanbridge Primary School

Stanbridge Primary School in South Gloucestershire holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a significant improvement from its previous Inadequate judgement in 2011. The inspection praised leadership and management as Outstanding, and noted that the school remains Good in an ungraded visit. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments. That figure sits just above the local authority average of 61%, placing Stanbridge 40th out of 69 primary schools in South Gloucestershire. In national terms, the school ranks in the 53rd percentile among all primaries, putting it squarely in the middle of the pack. Individual subject scores are broadly consistent: 75% reached the expected level in reading, 73% in writing, and 73% in maths, with average scaled scores of 104 in both reading and maths.

Looking more closely at the attainment data, the proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in all three subjects combined was just 5%, which is relatively low. In individual subjects, 27% achieved higher scores in maths, 17% in reading, and 10% in writing. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to see how much value it adds relative to pupils' starting points. With 8.8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school has a below-average level of disadvantage compared with many primaries nationally. The Ofsted report from 2012, which accompanied the graded inspection, gave top marks for leadership and management but did not provide separate ratings for quality of education, behaviour, or personal development. The 2023 ungraded inspection confirmed the school continues to be Good, though no detailed breakdown of individual categories was published for that visit.

Stanbridge is a popular school, receiving 172 applications for 60 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, making it oversubscribed with 2.87 applications per place. Of those, 58 were first preferences, and 56 received offers. The school offers a range of facilities including a library, forest school, gymnasium, sensory room, ICT suite, and playing fields, plus a chapel on site. Sports provision includes swimming, netball, tennis and athletics, while clubs cover eco, choir and drama. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families considering alternatives, the nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Bromley Heath Infant School, 1.1 km away. Stanbridge suits families who want a solidly performing, well-led local primary that has improved markedly from its past and offers strong facilities, though those seeking top-tier academic results may want to look at higher-ranked peers like Hambrook Primary School.

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