St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Portbury
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bristol, North Somerset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Somerset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Portbury is a primary school in Bristol, North Somerset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. North Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Portbury 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 43 of the 59 other North Somerset primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception places ran out in 3 of the 11 earlier years, when a last distance was published, and the biggest swing between years came from 2019 to 2020.
- In 2024/25, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Somerset that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Lane, Portbury, Bristol, BS20 7TR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 83 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “They appreciate how teachers make learning fun.”
- “Teachers expect pupils to achieve well in their lessons.”
- “This is improving their outcomes.”
To improve
- “In some cases, pupils misread the sounds they know.”
- “These incorrect sounds are not always addressed well enough by staff.”
- “As a result, some pupils struggle to develop the fluency they need to read with confidence.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 December 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) | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 12 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 North Somerset.
- Crockerne Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Portishead Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- High Down Junior School 3.1 mi Standards maintained
- High Down Infant School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Golden Valley Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published