St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School

St Chad’s Patchway CofE Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in several key areas. The school has maintained a strong focus on its ethos of 'learning to love and loving to learn,' which is evident in the exemplary behavior and positive attitudes of its pupils. The inclusive environment accommodates all learners, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they also thrive and succeed alongside their peers. Noteworthy strengths include a well-structured and ambitious curriculum that encourages engagement, and a strong emphasis on reading which enables students to become confident readers.

Strengths

• Pupils' behavior and attitudes to learning are exemplary.
• The school fosters an inclusive environment for pupils with SEND.
• Extra-curricular clubs enrich pupils' personal development.
• Strong emphasis on reading helps pupils develop fluency and comprehension.
• Leaders use research to inform teaching practices effectively.
• Pupils demonstrate resilience and a desire to improve their work.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment information is not consistently used to check curriculum impact.

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 St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.0% 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, 3.0% of pupils at St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 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 St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School had 16.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.2% 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, 20.4% of pupils at St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.6% 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 St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School received £8,084 and spent £8,423 for each of its 167 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £86,000 (-£517 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 St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School have?

St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School has 167 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School cover?

St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School?

St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School is at Cranham Drive, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 6AQ.