Best Schools in South Gloucestershire

How many schools are there in South Gloucestershire?

South Gloucestershire has 34 open schools: 26 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through and 4 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in South Gloucestershire are rated Outstanding?

3 schools in South Gloucestershire were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Beacon Rise Primary School, Bromley Heath Infant School and Bromley Heath Junior School. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 24 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Beacon Rise Primary SchoolBromley Heath Infant SchoolBromley Heath Junior School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in South Gloucestershire get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in South Gloucestershire with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Yate Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 55.1 and 58% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Chipping Sodbury School, with an Attainment 8 score of 43 and 39% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Patchway Community School, with an Attainment 8 score of 39.9 and 29% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Yate AcademyChipping Sodbury SchoolPatchway Community School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in South Gloucestershire have the best SATs results?

Of the 20 primary schools in South Gloucestershire with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Beacon Rise Primary School (89% in reading, 96% in maths); Watermore Primary School (92% in reading, 87% in maths); and Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School (88% in reading, 90% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Beacon Rise Primary SchoolWatermore Primary SchoolFrampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in South Gloucestershire?

No. None of the state secondary schools in South Gloucestershire selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in South Gloucestershire have catchment areas?

Most state schools in South Gloucestershire have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, South Gloucestershire allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in South Gloucestershire?

Apply to South Gloucestershire through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.