Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School

Pucklechurch C of E VC Primary School continues to demonstrate good overall performance. The school provides an inclusive environment where pupils embrace and exemplify values such as friendship and respect. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, allowing students, including those with special educational needs, to progress effectively in their learning. Positive relationships between staff and pupils contribute to a safe and respectful atmosphere where students behave well and are keen to meet high academic expectations. However, communication with parents has been identified as an area requiring improvement, leading to some parents feeling misinformed about the school's operations. Additionally, while the curriculum is robust, there is a noted need for better mapping of subject-specific vocabulary to enhance comprehension in areas like music and mathematics. Overall, the inspection confirms the school’s commitment to fostering a positive learning environment, alongside recognizing the areas where further development is necessary.

Strengths

• Pupils understand and follow the school's core values.
• Strong emphasis on reading and well-sequenced phonics curriculum.
• Positive relationships between staff and students.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Inclusive school environment promoting respect and trust.

Areas for Improvement

• Communication with parents needs improvement.
• Subject-specific vocabulary in some subjects is not well mapped.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.8% of pupils at Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.3% of pupils at Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School received £6,541 and spent £7,642 for each of its 179 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £212,000 (-£1,184 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School have?

Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School has 179 pupils on roll.

What age range does Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School cover?

Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School?

Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School is at Castle Road, Pucklechurch, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 9RF.