Olveston Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Bristol, South Gloucestershire·BS35 4DB
Composite score
63.3
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#3,084
National rank
#272
In South West
#11
In South Gloucestershire
Top 21%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
94%
32 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.07
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
70
any preference, for 30 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.37
00.511.52
1 per place
0.8320221.1720231.2720241.4320251.072026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

We do not have a checked cut-off distance for Olveston Church of England Primary School yet. South Gloucestershire does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
200
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
4.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
4.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,172
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Olveston Church of England Primary School at a glance

Located in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Olveston Church of England Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 200 pupils aged 5 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 11.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 21% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 94% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (32 first choices for 30 places). Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 24.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 4% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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