Coniston Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Coniston Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 5 February 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Epney Close, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5LN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 5 February 2025
Strengths
- “This is a happy, nurturing and inclusive school.”
- “The school’s values, ‘no excuses, unity and excellence’, are threaded through all that it does.”
- “Pupils’ well-being is prioritised.”
To improve
- “However, the school has not identified that not all pupils have a secure understanding of what they have learned about fundamental British values or protected characteristics.”
- “As a result, a few pupils are not fully prepared for life in modern Britain.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 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) | 86% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in South Gloucestershire.
- Callicroft Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Charlton Wood Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good
- Almondsbury Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Stoke Lodge Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Primary School 1.1 mi Good
- Wheatfield Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade