St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford, Bristol
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Michael's excels at creating a vibrant, fun learning environment where pupils enjoy coming to school and making good progress. The school provides excellent leadership that sets high expectations for all pupils, regardless of background or ability, and uses funding strategically to support disadvantaged learners. Teachers deliver engaging lessons across a well-rounded curriculum that develops skills transferable across different subjects.
Key Strengths
- Well-rounded curriculum that celebrates learning across arts, humanities, sciences, literacy and numeracy, creating a vibrant and dynamic school atmosphere
- Effective leadership that develops other leaders and sets high expectations for all staff and pupils
- High-quality teaching that enables all pupils, including disadvantaged and most able pupils, to achieve well
- Effective use of additional funding to support disadvantaged pupils through targeted interventions and small group teaching
- Strong safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe and know they can share concerns with staff
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils need more opportunities to develop mathematical reasoning and problem solving to complement their calculation skills
- Disadvantaged pupils' absence rates remain below the national average despite recent improvements
- Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities are not making comparable progress with their peers in writing across all year groups
- Progress of disadvantaged pupils at key stage 1 needs further improvement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective. Children are kept safe through positive staff-pupil relationships, clear procedures for handling disclosures, trained staff who recognise harm, up-to-date suitability checks, and effective online safety education.
St Michael's Church of England Primary School in Stoke Gifford continues to be judged as good. The leadership team has maintained educational quality since the last inspection in 2012, with improved teaching and a more engaging curriculum.
At a Glance
12.2%
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 improved from 70% to 78%. Maths has improved from 78% to 83%. Writing has improved from 66% to 71%.
Class Sizes
30.1
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
30.8
KS2
21
Total classes
6 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
638 pupils
642 capacity
4 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(6)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.36423%
Overall absence
8.88099%
Persistent absence
563
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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