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St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School

Primary · Bristol · BS34 6AQ

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 4 June 2024

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At a glance

167 pupils · 70% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
14.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
27.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/
URN
109179

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 14 families named it first for 14 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 4 June 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

14 places offered · 14 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

25 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
56%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
12%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school56%
Median of its 12 closest peers67%
South Gloucestershire average62.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Girton Glebe Primary SchoolCambridge · 123 miles awayGood61%
St Aidan's Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolLondon · 105 miles awayOutstanding54%
Hardingstone AcademyNorthampton · 85 miles awayGood56%
Byfleet Primary SchoolWest Byfleet · 91 miles awayNo current grade87%
Abel Smith SchoolHertford · 108 miles awayOutstanding55%
Harlowbury Primary SchoolHarlow · 117 miles awayExpected standard65%
Emmbrook Junior SchoolWokingham · 74 miles awayExpected standard71%
Clifford All Saints CofE Primary SchoolSheffield · 133 miles awayRequires improvement65%
The Wroxham SchoolPotters Bar · 101 miles awayGood77%
St Francis Catholic Primary SchoolNailsea · 11 miles awayGood69%
Grasmere Primary SchoolLondon · 106 miles awayStrong standard90%
St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, ScarboroughScarborough · 209 miles awayGood77%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 57% (South Gloucestershire 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 9% (South Gloucestershire 5%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 8% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 6% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 5% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 3%) · Black African 4% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 3% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (South Gloucestershire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.10 suspensions per 100 pupils and 2 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · South Gloucestershire: 3.09 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

79% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 13% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

53.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,047; 21.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,423
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 13% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 9% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£86,264; in-year balance -£56,622

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work32.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier87.2%62.3%
Social housing3.7%17.1%
Privately rented9%20.5%
Detached houses17.9%22.9%
Flats1.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms23.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014947 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£315,000422 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£268,000–£420,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (109)£458,000
Semi-detached (134)£332,500
Terraced (132)£286,000
Flat (47)£207,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
18an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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