Horton CofE VA Primary School

Horton CofE VA Primary School has been rated as good during its recent inspection, following an outstanding judgement in 2013. The inspection highlighted that the school's ethos emphasizes compassion, forgiveness, and honesty, with a strong focus on pupil happiness and potential. While the school provides a calm and respectful learning environment, there have been changes in leadership and staff since the last inspection, necessitating ongoing improvements in pupil achievement across core subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics.

Strengths

• Compassionate and supportive school ethos
• High standards of pupil behaviour
• Effective teaching of early reading skills
• Strong curriculum design that engages pupils
• Good support for pupils with SEND
• Positive relationships between home and school

Areas for Improvement

• Pupil attendance is below the national average
• Pupils struggle to link learning across subjects

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 Horton CofE VA Primary School attended 87.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 50.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Horton CofE VA 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 Horton CofE VA Primary School had 12.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% 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, 32.4% of pupils at Horton CofE VA Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% 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 Horton CofE VA Primary School received £12,364 and spent £13,195 for each of its 36 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £0 (-£0 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 Horton CofE VA Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Horton CofE VA Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Horton CofE VA Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Horton CofE VA Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Horton CofE VA Primary School have?

Horton CofE VA Primary School has 34 pupils on roll.

What age range does Horton CofE VA Primary School cover?

Horton CofE VA Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Horton CofE VA Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Horton CofE VA Primary School?

Horton CofE VA Primary School is at Horton, Chipping Sodbury, 53, Bristol, BS37 6QP.