St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC)

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Bristol, City of·BS13 8EF
Composite score
46.4
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#8,648
National rank
#861
In South West
#39
In Bristol, City of
Top 58%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
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
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
50 first choices, 53 places
First choices per place
0.94
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
119
any preference, for 53 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.06
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1220221.3220231.1020241.0020250.942026

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

Every child who put St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC) first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
456
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
31.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
8.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
21.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,053
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC)

St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC) is a primary school in Bristol, City of, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school. Around 456 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 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 lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC) was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 50 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.7%. There are about 20.5 pupils per teacher. 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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