St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School, Bristol
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Chad's is a caring community where pupils are happy, well-behaved and feel safe. The new headteacher is making positive changes to improve teaching and pupil progress, with subject leaders now actively monitoring and supporting improvements. Children develop good reading skills with a wide variety of opportunities to practise and strategies to understand different texts.
Key Strengths
- The headteacher has built firm foundations for improvement and teaching quality is starting to improve
- Staff are very caring, pupils are happy, feel safe and behave very well
- English and mathematics subject leaders have growing understanding of their roles and lead successful monitoring activities
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils are not making consistently good progress in English and mathematics across all classes
- Quality of teaching is uneven - not enough good or better teaching to ensure consistent pupil learning
- Pupil attendance is still below the national average
- Leaders' analysis of pupil progress data and school development planning are not sharp enough
- Governors lack sufficient knowledge and experience to hold the school to account for pupil progress
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils say they feel safe and the school maintains clear records relating to behaviour, attendance and safeguarding.
St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School requires improvement after previously being rated outstanding. Pupils are not making consistently good progress in English and mathematics, and the quality of teaching across the school is uneven.
At a Glance
14.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 76% to 72%. Maths has improved from 62% to 68%. Writing has remained stable at around 76%.
Class Sizes
24.1
Avg class size
20.3
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
167 pupils
240 capacity
73 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bristol
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bristol
Admissions Demand - South Gloucestershire
Places available
3,642
Applications
3,206
Got 1st preference
91.0%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across South Gloucestershire (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.64125%
Overall absence
13.04348%
Persistent absence
184
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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