1
Beacon Rise Primary School
Bristol • South Gloucestershire • BS15 8NU
1
29 Jan 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in South Gloucestershire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of South Gloucestershire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
93
Outstanding
8
Good
75
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 9% · G: 84% · RI: 6% · I: 1%
2
Bromley Heath Infant School
Bristol • South Gloucestershire • BS16 6NJ
1
2 Mar 2023
3
St Helen's Church of England Primary School
Bristol • BS35 2QX
1
26 Jan 2020
4
Almondsbury Church of England Primary School
Almondsbury • Gloucestershire • BS32 4DS
1
4 Sep 2017
5
Charfield Primary School
Wotton-Under-Edge • Gloucestershire • GL12 8TG
1
11 Sep 2015
6
Bromley Heath Junior School
Bristol • South Gloucestershire • BS16 6NJ
1
21 Apr 2015
7
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury
Bristol • BS35 1HJ
1
3 Mar 2014
8
Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School
Bristol • BS16 7EY
1
19 Feb 2013
9
Holy Trinity Primary School
Bristol • BS32 0BD
2
10 Sep 2024
10
Crossways Junior School
Bristol • South Gloucestershire • BS35 2HQ
2
8 Sep 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School 2 • Jul 2024
- Lyde Green Primary School 2 • Jul 2024
- Wellesley Primary School 2 • Jun 2024
- Watermore Primary School 2 • Mar 2024
- Woodlands Primary School 2 • Mar 2024
- Old Sodbury Church of England Primary School 2 • Jan 2024
- Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend 2 • Jan 2024
- Hambrook Primary School 2 • Dec 2023
- Charlton Wood Primary Academy 2 • Dec 2023
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate 2 • Nov 2023