Charborough Road Primary School

Charborough Road Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2017. The school is known for its warm and inclusive atmosphere where pupils feel safe and supported. There is a strong commitment to ensuring that every child is included, with targeted support available for those in need. The leadership sets high expectations, and the curriculum is well-structured and ambitious, helping pupils to build on their prior knowledge effectively. However, some inconsistency in adapting teaching based on assessments has been identified, which may hinder some pupils' deeper understanding of the material.

Strengths

• The school provides a warm, welcoming, and inclusive environment.
• Leaders have high expectations and a clear vision for pupils' learning.
• Curriculum is well-designed and ambitious, supporting sequential learning.
• Effective teaching of reading ensures pupils learn to read fluently.
• Strong personal development opportunities enhance pupils' citizenship understanding.
• Specialist resource base staff have a thorough understanding of individual pupils’ needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not adapt their teaching effectively based on assessment insights.

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 Charborough Road Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.5% 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, 2.0% of pupils at Charborough Road 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 Charborough Road Primary School had 19.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 14.2% of pupils at Charborough Road Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 11.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 18 pupils.

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 2024–25 Charborough Road Primary School received £8,905 and spent £9,137 for each of its 247 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £181,000 (£734 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of The Olympus Academy Trust, income was £7,840 and spending £7,814 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bristol · South Gloucestershire local authority: places and applications

Charborough Road Primary School is part of The Olympus Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Filton Hill Primary School Bristol
• Abbeywood Community School Bristol
• Callicroft Primary School Bristol
• Stoke Lodge Primary School Bristol
• Meadowbrook Primary School Bristol
• Patchway Community School Almondsbury
• Bradley Stoke Community School Bristol
• Winterbourne Academy Bristol
• Lyde Green Community School Bristol

What is Charborough Road Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Charborough Road Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Charborough Road Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Charborough Road Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Charborough Road Primary School have?

Charborough Road Primary School has 254 pupils on roll.

What age range does Charborough Road Primary School cover?

Charborough Road Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Charborough Road Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Charborough Road Primary School?

Charborough Road Primary School is at Charborough Road, Filton, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS34 7RA.