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St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Egerton Road, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8HP · st-bonaventures.bristol.sch.uk · 0117 353 2830
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bristol, City of 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 5.03 mi
- 8.10 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bristol Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 404
- 96% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.9%
- First language not English
- 26.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 5.03 mi (8.10 km) from the school. Source: Bristol Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 54 | 0.9 | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.03 mi8.10 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
The council marks the distance as not needed as a tie-break.
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Bristol, City of it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109255)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109255)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109255), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109255)
Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109255)