St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford

St Michael's Church of England Primary School is a large primary school in Stoke Gifford, Bristol, with 638 pupils. Inspectors found the school fulfilling the expected standard across all evaluated areas, and safeguarding standards are met. Pupils achieve broadly in line with national averages at key stage 2, attend well, behave calmly and feel safe and supported. The school has a broad, logically ordered curriculum, effective early years provision and strong pastoral care. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are generally well supported, and extracurricular opportunities are broad and inclusive.

Strengths

• Broad, logically ordered curriculum across subjects
• Pupils generally achieve in line with national averages at key stage 2
• Strong attendance, with some groups such as pupils with SEND attending particularly well
• Calm and positive atmosphere with good behaviour and rare bullying
• Effective early years provision with warm relationships and smooth transition
• Good support for pupils with SEND, including appropriate adaptations
• Broad and ambitious extracurricular programme that removes barriers to participation
• Effective pastoral care and a strong sense of belonging
• Governors are reflective, hold leaders to account and support staff wellbeing
• Leaders engage well with parents and the wider community
• Safeguarding standards are met with an open culture

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not deepen their knowledge enough, and their work sometimes lacks detail
• Teaching does not consistently check that pupils have gained the most important knowledge and skills
• Leaders do not always monitor the implementation and impact of new teaching approaches
• Monitoring of progress towards SEND targets is not rigorous enough, so support adjustments are not precise
• Disadvantaged pupils' outcomes are below national averages in some measures, including reading, writing and combined reading, writing and mathematics
• Leaders need to embed and evaluate actions to strengthen teaching so that pupils consistently achieve highly

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 Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.9% 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, 0.8% of pupils at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford 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 St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.6% 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, 17.4% of pupils at St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford received £6,274 and spent £6,427 for each of its 638 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £93,000 (-£145 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 Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford is Expected standard, from an inspection in October 2026.

When was St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford last inspected by Ofsted?

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford was last inspected in October 2026.

How many pupils does St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford have?

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford has 638 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford cover?

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford?

St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford is at Ratcliffe Drive, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SG.