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St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Winterbourne

Primary · Bristol · BS36 1LG

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 14 March 2023

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At a glance

174 pupils · 83% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
15.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
6.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
24% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.stmichaelswinterbourne.co.uk
URN
150822

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 18 families named it first for 21 Reception places, 0.86 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 14 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.86 first-choice applications per place

21 places offered · 18 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
77%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
108
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 school77%
Median of its 12 closest peers65%
South Gloucestershire average62.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
More Park Catholic Primary SchoolWest Malling · 127 miles awayGood72%
Gosbecks Primary SchoolColchester · 146 miles awayGood53%
Salehurst Church of England Primary SchoolRobertsbridge · 134 miles awayGood32%
Longridge Church of England Primary SchoolPreston · 159 miles awayExpected standard83%
St Gilbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, EcclesManchester · 136 miles awayGood68%
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, RyhopeSunderland · 236 miles awayGood58%
Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary SchoolPershore · 45 miles awayGood76%
All Souls Church of England Primary SchoolHeywood · 144 miles awayOutstanding87%
Measham Church of England Primary SchoolSwadlincote · 92 miles awayRequires improvement54%
St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers GiffordBasildon · 130 miles awayGood32%
Courtney Primary SchoolBristol · 5 miles awayGood62%
Springcroft Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 101 miles awayExpected standard76%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 85% (South Gloucestershire 73%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 3% (South Gloucestershire 5%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 5%)

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)
4.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.57 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 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

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
21.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

80% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 20% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

66.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 10.7 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 £53,053; 22.2% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,474
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 2% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£77,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher33.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work37.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier68.3%62.3%
Social housing16.7%17.1%
Privately rented14.7%20.5%
Detached houses28.1%22.9%
Flats15.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms30.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01015000 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£395,000169 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£342,000–£470,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (48)£526,000
Semi-detached (72)£392,000
Terraced (47)£330,000

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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
9an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an 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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