Oldbury on Severn Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.183 miles
Published by South Gloucestershire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Oldbury on Severn Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 October 2022. South Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Oldbury on Severn Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.183 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 13 first-choice applications for 10 offers, 1.3 first choices per offer, the 4th highest of 83 South Gloucestershire primary schools.
- All 10 Reception 2026 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (23%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 1.183 miles away, the 15th longest of 29 South Gloucestershire primary schools with a published last distance.
- With 18.4 pupils per teacher and 18.1% eligible for free school meals, it compares with middle figures of 23 and 13.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in South Gloucestershire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other South Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Road, Oldbury-on-Severn, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1QG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 83 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 October 2022
Strengths
- “This is the view shared by many parents, and characterises what it is like to be a pupil at this school.”
- “Pupils told inspectors that they love coming to school.”
- “They feel safe, feel well looked after and appreciate all that the staff do for them.”
To improve
- “However, in previous years, the curriculum did not include everything that pupils needed to know and remember in every subject.”
- “Considerable work is happening to put this right, but leaders recognise there is still more to be done.”
- “However, as in other subjects, pupils’ work is sometimes untidy.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 13 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in South Gloucestershire.
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury 1.8 mi Not judged
- Manorbrook Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gillingstool Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Crossways Infant School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Crossways Junior School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Olveston Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Helen's Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade