St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bristol
St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bristol, part of Severn Federation Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.
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.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Mary's Church of England Primary School in detail
St Mary's Church of England Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include guitar and cooking.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 5:45pm, from £4.00 per session.
Coming up: an open evening on Monday 16 November 2026 at 7.30pm, an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Friday 11 December 2026 at 1.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in South Gloucestershire
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St Mary's Church of England Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate (URN 109264), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Across South Gloucestershire, 93% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in South Gloucestershire lodged 25 appeals against primary school offers; 15 reached a hearing and 1 succeeded (6.7% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Church of England Primary School are St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate (under 0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 84% maths); The Ridge Junior School (0.3 miles, 77% reading, 80% maths); Broadway Infant School (0.3 miles); and Tyndale Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 52% reading, 52% maths).
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, YateThe Ridge Junior SchoolBroadway Infant SchoolTyndale Primary School
The trust
St Mary's Church of England Primary School is one of 13 schools run by Severn Federation Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Yate Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Lawns (n-bound), 80 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Church of England Primary School are Yate Academy (0.5 miles), Brimsham Green School (0.8 miles), Chipping Sodbury School (1 mile) and Vinney Green Secure Unit (1.2 miles).
Yate AcademyBrimsham Green SchoolChipping Sodbury SchoolVinney Green Secure Unit
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Mary's Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate (URN 109264), it was rated Good in October 2023. See St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate (URN 109264), the school St Mary's Church of England Primary School replaced. There are no figures for St Mary's Church of England Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 70% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 72% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 79% to 84% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Mary's Church of England Primary School.
- Atlas Camps YateAt the school · Not yet graded
- The Oaks Preschool & out of school club770m away · Ofsted: Good
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Mary's Church of England Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Mary's Church of England Primary School is in South Gloucestershire; for families living there:
Apply to South Gloucestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 10 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 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 South Gloucestershire is 8 (the median across 127 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.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate before it became an academy in 2026
Published for St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate (URN 109264), the school St Mary's Church of England Primary School replaced. There are no figures for St Mary's Church of England Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 60 | 139 | 1.3 | 15 |
| 2025 | 45 | 56 | 139 | 1.2 | 12 |
| 2024 | 45 | 57 | 134 | 1.3 | 13 |
| 2023 | 45 | 60 | 119 | 1.3 | 15 |
| 2022 | 44 | 56 | 127 | 1.3 | 12 |
| 2021 | 41 | 59 | 122 | 1.4 | 18 |
| 2020 | 39 | 34 | 108 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 43 | 63 | 135 | 1.5 | 20 |
| 2018 | 44 | 76 | 143 | 1.7 | 32 |
| 2017 | 45 | 68 | 119 | 1.5 | 23 |
| 2016 | 60 | 55 | 132 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2015 | 45 | 61 | 149 | 1.4 | 17 |
| 2014 | 45 | 44 | 118 | 1.0 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Bristol
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bristol
Across South Gloucestershire council
Places available
3,640
Applications
3,033
Got 1st preference
92.8%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across South Gloucestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate (URN 109264), the school St Mary's Church of England Primary School replaced. There are no figures for St Mary's Church of England Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
4.2%
Overall absence
8.0%
Persistent absence
276
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Are there exam results for St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
St Mary's Church of England Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate (URN 109264), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Mary's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Mary's Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate (URN 109264), it was rated Good in October 2023.
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Mary's Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, South Gloucestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
Apply through South Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Mary's Church of England 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 St Mary's Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Atlas Camps Yate (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 St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 10 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 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 South Gloucestershire is 8 (the median across 127 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
St Mary's Church of England Primary School is at Church Road, Yate, Bristol, BS37 5BG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)