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Coniston Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Epney Close, Patchway, Bristol BS34 5LN · conistonprimary.org.uk · 01454 866920
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. South Gloucestershire 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 207
- 99% of 210 places
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 37.7%
- First language not English
- 25.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 31 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across South Gloucestershire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Coniston Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 December 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Feb 2025 found: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 57
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (35%) with SEND