Olveston Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.048 miles
Published by South Gloucestershire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Olveston Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 26 February 2025. South Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Olveston 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 | 3.048 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.048 miles away, the longest of 29 South Gloucestershire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.18 miles).
- 3.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 11.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in South Gloucestershire.
- Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Elberton Road, Olveston, Bristol, BS35 4DB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 201 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 26 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their learning and attend well.”
- “The school carefully considers how to develop pupils’ character.”
- “Its work to enhance pupils’ understanding of different cultures is part of this.”
To improve
- “However, at times, this evaluation is not as comprehensive as it could be.”
- “This means that the effectiveness of the support provided to pupils is not as clear.”
- “However, pupils are less confident to explain what this content tells them, or how it links together.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 83% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Helen's Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Almondsbury Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Gillingstool Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury 2.9 mi Not judged
- Oldbury on Severn Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Primary School 2.9 mi Good
- St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary 3.0 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
- Coniston Primary School 3.1 mi Improved significantly