St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School, Bristol

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Bon's is a highly regarded Catholic primary school. In our most recent Ofsted inspection we were rated as good. We have high expectations of learning and behaviour for each pupil. We are very proud of our 'outstanding' judgement in our last Diocesan Inspection. We place clear emphasis on nurturing children’s wider personal development as well as their academic well-being."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:50am, from £6 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 20 November 2026 at 11am, an open day on Tuesday 24 November 2026, an open day on Wednesday 2 December 2026 and an open day on Wednesday 6 January 2027 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 109255), 81% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 60 families put St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 119 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School are Bishop Road Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 92% maths); Henleaze Infant School (0.5 miles); Henleaze Junior School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 84% reading, 83% maths); and Westbury Park School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 98% maths).

St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School is one of 7 schools run by The Cardinal Newman Catholic Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

6.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 26.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (66%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 35 pupils (8.7%) received SEN support and 15 (3.7%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Redland Rail Station, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is King's Drive (s-bound), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School are Redland Green School (0.5 miles), E-ACT Montpelier High School (0.8 miles), North Bristol Post 16 Centre (1 mile) and Cotham School (1 mile).