Description

Chew Stoke Church School, located at School Lane, Chew Stoke, Bristol, BS40 8UY, is an academy primary school with a history spanning centuries. Established in 1718, it is one of the oldest schools in the Diocese of Bath & Wells and has gone through various stages of management and funding. It started as a school for twenty boys, with a headmaster earning £10 a year, and initially had a Free School status that eventually evolved into a funding structure from the local education authority, until it converted to an academy in 2012, receiving central government funding.

The school, now under the leadership of Mr Ben Hewett, maintains a strong Christian ethos while aiming to develop both the students' academic and personal qualities. The learning environment is characterized as "happy, challenging, and Christian," and children engage through the student council and have a home/school agreement for parental involvement. The curriculum focuses on developing desired skills and values like being enthusiastic, confident, valuing others, and maintaining technologically literate and healthy lifestyles.

Chew Stoke Church School currently has 185 students, of whom 51.2% are boys and 48.8% girls, with an average pupil-to-teacher ratio of 21.4. It belongs to the Chew Stoke Church School single-academy trust, which is incorporated and has a unique group identifier (UID) of 2654, with a UK provider reference number (UKPRN) of 10059992. The school operates within the Bath and North East Somerset local authority and, as a Church of England school, prioritizes the ethical and religious development of its students. The school offers high-quality education, as confirmed by its status maintained after the latest inspection.