St John's Mead Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.473 miles
Published by South Gloucestershire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St John's Mead Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 December 2022. South Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St John's Mead 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 | 1.473 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 1.473 miles away, the 11th longest of 29 South Gloucestershire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 48 first-choice applications for 45 offers; 44 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
- 11.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 18.8% 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
- Hounds Road, Chipping Sodbury, 53, Bristol, BS37 6EE
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 338 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 December 2022
Strengths
- “Parents say that they value the love of learning that the school instils.”
- “Equally, parents speak positively of the care their children receive.”
- “When it does occur, leaders take swift and effective action to resolve it.”
To improve
- “However, at times, they do not always recall knowledge from their previous learning as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 February 2023 (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) | 45% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 44 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.
- Broadway Infant School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Raysfield Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Ridge Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Woodlands Primary School 1.1 mi Good
- Tyndale Primary School 1.4 mi Good
- Abbotswood Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained