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Schools across South Gloucestershire

Local authority · 127 schools across 16 towns

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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to South Gloucestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to South Gloucestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in South Gloucestershire (127)

Showing 20 of 127 schools

Total Schools

127

93 primary · 15 secondary

Total Pupils

41,262

88% capacity used

Ofsted Rated

27

4 outstanding · 23 good

Capacity

46,872

5,610 spare places

Ofsted Ratings

23
99
Outstanding: 4
Good: 23
Requires Improvement: 1
Not inspected: 99

Best Schools in South Gloucestershire

View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more

Area Performance (2026)

Attainment 8

37.9

GCSE Eng+Maths

34.8%

School Capacity

Primary Schools

88% full
22,577 pupils25,626 capacity

3,049 spare places

Secondary Schools

86% full
15,040 pupils17,542 capacity

2,502 spare places

Pupil Absence

Avg Overall Absence

6.4%

2024/25

Avg Persistent Absence

16.2%

2024/25

Schools Reporting

108

2024/25

Absence trend across South Gloucestershire schools

4.6%
18/19
4.3%
20/21
7.5%
21/22
6.8%
22/23
6.7%
23/24
6.4%
24/25

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Average across all open schools in this LA.

EHCP Timeliness

Issued Within 20 Weeks

54%

Plans Issued

365

Assessment Requests

848

Tribunal Cases

34

EHCP timeliness trend (% issued within 20 weeks)

72%
2019
56%
2020
29%
2021
18%
2022
42%
2023
58%
2024
54%
2025

Source: DfE EHCP timeliness statistics. Shows how quickly this LA issues Education, Health and Care Plans.

Admission Appeals

2026 admission appeals by school phase

Primary

4,092 admissions

25

Lodged

(0.6%)

15

Heard

1

Successful

(7%)

Primary (infant classes)

3,380 admissions

21

Lodged

(0.6%)

14

Heard

1

Successful

(7%)

Secondary

3,564 admissions

63

Lodged

(1.8%)

49

Heard

6

Successful

(12%)

Total

7,656 admissions

88

Lodged

(1.1%)

64

Heard

7

Successful

(11%)

Total appeals lodged per year

344
2019
488
2020
586
2021
322
2022
276
2023
397
2024
459
2025
197
2026

Source: DfE admission appeals statistics. Shows how competitive school places are in this area.

Towns in South Gloucestershire

Bristol

106 schools

Yate

3 schools

Wotton-under-Edge

2 schools

Badminton

2 schools

Almondsbury

2 schools

Wotton-Under-Edge

2 schools

Frampton Cotterell

1 schools

BRISTOL

1 schools

Westerleigh

1 schools

Pilning

1 schools

Staple Hill

1 schools

Patchway, Bristol

1 schools

Warmley

1 schools

Chippenham

1 schools

Alveston

1 schools

Stroud

1 schools

Questions parents ask about schools in South Gloucestershire

How many schools are there in South Gloucestershire?

South Gloucestershire has 127 open schools: 93 state primary, 20 state secondary or all-through, 2 independent, 10 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in South Gloucestershire are rated Outstanding?

8 schools in South Gloucestershire were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Culverhill School, New Siblands School, Beacon Rise Primary School, Bromley Heath Infant School, Almondsbury Church of England Primary School and 3 more. Counting Good as well, 94% of the 85 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.

Culverhill SchoolNew Siblands SchoolBeacon Rise Primary SchoolBromley Heath Infant SchoolAlmondsbury Church of England Primary School

Source: Ofsted

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

Of the 19 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; Bradley Stoke Community School, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.3 and 58% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Castle School, with an Attainment 8 score of 52 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Yate AcademyBradley Stoke Community SchoolThe Castle School

Source: DfE school performance data

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

Of the 81 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 Marshfield Church of England Primary School (100% in reading, 93% in maths); Hambrook Primary School (93% in reading, 97% in maths); and St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Winterbourne (90% in reading, 97% 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.

Marshfield Church of England Primary SchoolHambrook Primary SchoolSt Michael's Church of England Primary School, Winterbourne

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. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.

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