Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–7 · Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend is a primary school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire for ages 5–7 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2023. South Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Christchurch Avenue, Downend, Bristol, BS16 5TG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 225 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 29 November 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s values, which include friendship, courage and thankfulness, are at the heart of everything that happens at Christ Church, Church of England Infant School.”
- “As a result, pupils are eager to share their learning and understand how to treat one another with respect.”
- “Parents are overwhelmingly positive.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the impact of these checks is less clear.”
- “In geography for example, while children in the early years confidently create and follow simple maps, some older pupils struggle to use their geographical knowledge to describe the human and physical features of a place.”
- “This hampers the progress that some pupils make.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 57 first-preference applications, 65 offers in total, 57 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2020, as South Gloucestershire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
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A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in South Gloucestershire.
- Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend 0.2 mi Standards maintained
- Staple Hill Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stanbridge Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Tynings Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Barley Close Community Primary School 0.8 mi Requires improvement
- Frenchay Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bromley Heath Infant School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published