St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary

St Peter's Anglican Methodist VC Primary continues to be rated as a good school. However, during this recent ungraded inspection, evidence suggests that if a graded inspection were conducted at this time, the outcome might differ. The school has undergone leadership changes in the past two years and has implemented some positive curriculum alterations. Despite these efforts, challenges remain in ensuring all pupils achieve their full potential, as recent results for key stage 2 indicate areas requiring improvement.

Strengths

• Strong leadership vision in the school's direction.
• Pupils demonstrate kindness and courtesy.
• Effective early reading curriculum with daily phonics lessons.
• Wide variety of enrichment activities supporting curriculum areas.
• Strong partnerships with parents and external agencies for SEND support.
• Emphasis on pupils' wider development and community engagement.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum not fully developed or implemented in some subjects.
• Assessment not adequately used to inform teaching adjustments.
• Gaps in pupils' knowledge not promptly addressed.

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 Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.9% 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 Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary 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 Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.2% 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, 8.8% of pupils at St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% 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 Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary received £7,590 and spent £7,435 for each of its 143 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £59,000 (£410 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 Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary have?

St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary has 147 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary cover?

St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary?

St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary is at Bank Road, Pilning, Bristol, BS35 4JG.