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Cherry Garden Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 193 pupils Bristol
Ofsted: Good
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Cherry Garden Primary School is an academy converter in Bristol for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 193 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Cherry Garden Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2020 of its predecessor, Cherry Garden Primary School. In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: April 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Cherry Garden Lane
Bitton
Bristol
BS30 6JH
Phone 01454867260
Reference Number 150412

General Makeup

Number of pupils 193
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.78%
Girls: 49.22%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 19 28
2 17 12 29
3 13 7 20
4 16 16 32
5 18 11 29
6 14 15 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
White & Asian 1%
Indian 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Cherry Garden Primary School, inspected in September 2020.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
06 Apr 2024 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 75%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 105
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 31 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Cherry Garden Primary School had 186 pupils for 210 places. 24 places (11.4%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Cadbury Heath, Warmley, Longwell Green, Oldland Commons and Surrounding Villages Primary” planning area

South Gloucestershire counted 315 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 300 in 2029–30, down 5%.

20242025
Places 210210
Pupils 185186
Unfilled 11.9%11.4%

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 Cherry Garden Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2025
Authorised absence 3.1%
Unauthorised absence 1.2%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%

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, 1.1% of pupils at Cherry Garden Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 1.6
Permanent exclusions 0

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 Cherry Garden Primary School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 12.414.1
Teachers who left state teaching 8.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 41.7%–
Sick days per teacher 1.5–

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, 16.6% of pupils at Cherry Garden Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 14 2
Social, emotional and mental health 8 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 3
Moderate learning difficulty 5 0
Hearing impairment 1 0
Other difficulty or disability 1 0
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

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 Cherry Garden Primary School received £7,269 and spent £7,255 for each of its 186 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £119,000 (£639 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Pathway Trust, income was £7,571 and spending £7,443 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £119,000
per pupil £639
In-year balance £3,000
per pupil £14

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.

Name Distance
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School Road, Oldland Common, Bristol, BS30 6PH
0.27 miles
The Meadows Primary School
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Longwell Green Primary School
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Parkwall Primary School
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0.83 miles
Redfield Edge Primary School
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0.87 miles
St Barnabas Church of England Primary School
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Barrs Court Primary School
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1.15 miles
Cadbury Heath Primary School
Lintern Crescent, Warmley, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS30 8GB
1.17 miles
Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy
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St John's Church of England Primary School
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2.05 miles
The Park Primary School
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
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St Keyna Primary School
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Name Distance
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
North Street, Oldland Common, Bristol, BS30 8TS
0.62 miles
Neptune School
24 Poplar Road, Warmley, Bristol, BS30 5JU
1.13 miles
Digitech Studio School
Tower Road North, Warmley, Bristol, BS30 8XQ
1.52 miles
Warmley Park School
Tower Road North, Warmley, Bristol, BS30 8XL
1.53 miles
IKB Academy
68 Bath Road, Bristol, BS31 1SP
1.69 miles
Wellsway School
Chandag Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1PH
1.78 miles
King's Oak Academy
Brook Road, Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS15 4JT
1.85 miles
Lift Broadlands
St Francis Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2DY
1.9 miles
Hanham Woods Academy
Memorial Road, Hanham, Bristol, Bristol, BS15 3LA
1.96 miles
John Cabot Academy
Woodside Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8BD
2.3 miles
New Horizons Learning Centre
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2.31 miles
St Brendan's Sixth Form College
Broomhill Road, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 5RQ
2.54 miles
MIAG (Meeting Individual Aspirations & Goals)
The Beeches Lodge, Broomhill Road, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 5RG
2.56 miles
Avonside School
23 Clothier Road, Bristol, BS4 5PS
2.63 miles
Oasis Academy Brislington
Hungerford Road, Brislington, Bristol, Bristol, BS4 5EY
2.83 miles
Soundwell Academy
St Stephens Road, Kingswood, BS16 4RL
2.85 miles
Mangotsfield School
Rodway Hill, Mangotsfield, Bristol, BS16 9LH
3.13 miles
Bristol Brunel Academy
Speedwell Road, Speedwell, Bristol, BS15 1NU
3.17 miles
Briarwood School
Briar Way, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 4EA
3.53 miles
Prospect Education Trust
Tramway Road, Bristol, BS4 3DS
3.53 miles

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

Cherry Garden Primary School is part of Pathway Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

What is Cherry Garden Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cherry Garden Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2020 of its predecessor, Cherry Garden Primary School.

When was Cherry Garden Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cherry Garden Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Cherry Garden Primary School have?

Cherry Garden Primary School has 193 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cherry Garden Primary School cover?

Cherry Garden Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Cherry Garden Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cherry Garden Primary School?

Cherry Garden Primary School is at Cherry Garden Lane, Bitton, Bristol, BS30 6JH.

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