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Chandag Primary School, Bristol

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Ages 2–11

Chandag Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Bristol, part of Futura Learning Partnership. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2021 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 88th-highest of the 198 schools in Bristol with published results, and 6,591st of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2014)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bath and North East Somerset (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Chandag Primary School in detail

Results

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at Chandag Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Bath and North East Somerset and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 84% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Chandag Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Chandag Primary School as their first choice and 70 named it as one of their preferences, for 32 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Chandag Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Chandag Primary School are Two Rivers Church of England Primary (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding); St John's Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); Castle Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 76% reading, 71% maths); and St Keyna Primary School (1 mile, Good, 72% reading, 78% maths).

Chandag Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Two Rivers Church of England PrimarySt John's Church of England Primary SchoolCastle Primary SchoolSt Keyna Primary School

The trust

Chandag Primary School is one of 26 schools run by Futura Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 26 schools in Futura Learning Partnership

Who goes there

7.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 50 pupils (12.6%) received SEN support and 11 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Keynsham Rail Station, about 1170 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wellsway School (s-bound), 180 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Chandag Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 154 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bath and North East Somerset (86), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Chandag Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 2.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Chandag Primary School are Wellsway School (under 0.1 miles), IKB Academy (0.2 miles) and Lift Broadlands (1.1 miles).

Wellsway SchoolIKB AcademyLift Broadlands

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Davina Lucas
Pupils:396
LA:Bath and North East Somerset
Phone:01179864129
Address:Chandag Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1PQ
Trust:FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (26 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 5 years ago

This judgement is from October 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 28 September 2021View full report
URN:144283
UKPRN:10063958
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:North East Somerset and Hanham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2014 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

7.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths-7ppWriting-3pp

Reading has remained stable at around 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 79% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

25.6

Avg class size

22.3

Infant (KS1)

28.5

KS2

14

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Keep up with Chandag Primary School

Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Chandag Primary School.

  • Stagecoach Bristol KeynshamAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Progressive Sports Active Camp at Wellsway SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Two Rivers ASC380m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Chandag Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bath and North East Somerset's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Keynsham Rail Station
1.2km · 19 min walk

Bus Stops

Wellsway School (S-bound)
183m · 3 min walk
Cherwell Road (E-bound)
243m · 4 min walk
Lambourn Road (S-bound)
249m · 4 min walk
Unity Road (W-bound)
354m · 6 min walk
Chandag Road (N-bound)
381m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
11
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 8 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Bath and North East Somerset is 4.5 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Chandag Primary School

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Your home postcode, set against Chandag Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Chandag Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Chandag Primary School.
  • Bath and North East Somerset publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Chandag Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Chandag Primary School for 2017 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Bath and North East Somerset got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

92%

Near capacity

386 pupils

420 places

34 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Bristol

Low pressure
New homes approved:15,069
Projected new pupils:3,767

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bristol

Across Bath and North East Somerset council

Low demand council-wide0.77 applications per place

Places available

2,107

Applications

1,625

Got 1st preference

94.1%

Got preferred school

98.8%

All primary applications across Bath and North East Somerset council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

28 September 2021

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

9 October 2014
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

50

SEN Support

11

EHC Plans

15.4%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health23
Speech, Language & Communication20
Moderate Learning Difficulty6
Autistic Spectrum Disorder4
Physical Disability2
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
68.9%
Asian
4.3%
Black
0.5%
Mixed
3.3%
Chinese
0.5%
Unclassified
20.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals7.6%
English as Additional Language5.8%

396

Total Pupils

196

Boys

200

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

20

Teachers

19.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,571

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£4,955

Per pupil

£2053k

Total funding

£45k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£63,680
EAL funding£10,700
Lump sum£146,348

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.0%

Overall absence

7.8%

Persistent absence

357

Enrolments

Authorised3.0%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)7.8%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.5%
18/19
1.6%
20/21
5.3%
21/22
4.2%
22/23
4.4%
23/24
4.0%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Chandag Primary School

What are SATs results like at Chandag Primary School?

Of the pupils at Chandag Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 85% reached the expected standard in reading and 72% did so in maths.

What is Chandag Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Chandag Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2021, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2014, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Chandag Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Chandag Primary School is oversubscribed, Bath and North East Somerset allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Chandag Primary School?

Chandag Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at Chandag Primary School?

Classes at Chandag Primary School average 25.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Chandag Primary School?

Chandag Primary School has around 396 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Chandag Primary School?

4% of sessions were missed at Chandag Primary School in 2024/25. 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Chandag Primary School?

Apply through Bath and North East Somerset's coordinated admissions process, naming Chandag Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Chandag Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: Stagecoach Bristol Keynsham (registered, not yet graded) and Progressive Sports Active Camp at Wellsway School (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Chandag Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bath and North East Somerset is 4.5 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Chandag Primary School?

Chandag Primary School is at Chandag Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1PQ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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