Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School

About Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School

Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School sits within the Bristol, City of local authority, where it ranks 17th out of 85 primary schools — placing it comfortably in the top 20% of its peers. Among the highest-performing schools in the same LA are Summerhill Academy, Westbury Park School, and Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School, which set the local benchmark. The school is a state-funded, mixed-gender Church of England primary for children aged 4 to 11, led by headteacher Darren Hunt. It currently has 395 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, so it is nearly full. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2021, the school was rated Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. That inspection was an ungraded visit that confirmed the school had maintained its Good standard since its previous graded inspection in 2012. The earlier graded inspection had awarded Outstanding for overall effectiveness, leadership, and early years provision, so the school has held strong ratings over time.

Academically, Stoke Bishop performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined — compared with a Bristol LA average of just 58%. The school also achieved a higher-than-average scaled score of 107 in both reading and maths. At the higher standard, 22% of pupils achieved in all three subjects, with reading leading at 44% and maths at 40%. Progress scores are not available in the data, but the attainment figures alone place the school in the top 50 nationally by the KS2 expected standard metric, and 389th out of 1,469 primaries in the South West. The school does not have a sixth form, as it is a primary, and no nursery provision is offered. The Ofsted breakdown shows no separate grades for behaviour or personal development in the most recent inspection, but the school’s consistent Good rating across two inspections suggests stable leadership and teaching.

For families considering Stoke Bishop, the school offers a broad set of facilities including music rooms, art studios, a gymnasium, a forest school, a library, and a chapel. Sports provision covers tennis, cross country, athletics, rounders, and gymnastics, while clubs include drama, book club, and eco club. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 131 applications for 60 places, with 58 first-preference applications and 47 first-preference offers — an oversubscription ratio of 2.18. SEND support is well-developed, with provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Elmlea Infant School, 1.3 km away. This school will particularly suit families who value a Church of England ethos, strong academic outcomes relative to the local area, and a wide range of enrichment activities within a well-subscribed community school.

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