Frenchay Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2020
0.457 miles
Published by Bristol City Council · offers on 16 April 2020
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Frenchay 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 Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. South Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 entry.
Frenchay 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 2020 | 0.457 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026 Reception, there were 38 first-choice applications for 48 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 13 of the 81 applications for 2026 Reception (16%) came from families living outside South Gloucestershire, and 6 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2020, the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.457 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 8 South Gloucestershire primary schools with a published last distance.
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
- Alexander Road, Frenchay, Bristol, BS16 1UZ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 226 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “The school’s vision of ‘Believe, Belong, Become’ helps everyone to feel part of the school community.”
- “Pupils build strong relationships with each other and adults.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, however, the school has not defined the knowledge that pupils should learn.”
- “This makes it difficult for pupils to build their knowledge well in these subjects.”
- “Added to this, some pupils forget important knowledge that they have learned before.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 2024 (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) | 78% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 38 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.
- Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend 0.8 mi Standards maintained
- Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Bromley Heath Infant School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bromley Heath Junior School 0.9 mi Not judged
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Staple Hill Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stanbridge Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hambrook Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published