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Catholic schools in South Gloucestershire

All 6 Catholic schools in South Gloucestershire.

6 schools in South Gloucestershire

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  1. Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Patchway, Bristol, BS34 6BY · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the South Gloucestershire catholic schools average.

    22 first choices, 24 offers made

    Ready for secondary school63%

    South Gloucestershire catholic schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11South Gloucestershire catholic schools about 10
    Pupils
    216
    View school Holy Family Catholic Primary School
  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Bristol, BS32 8EJ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the South Gloucestershire catholic schools average.

    18 first choices, 20 offers made

    Ready for secondary school66%

    South Gloucestershire catholic schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9South Gloucestershire catholic schools about 10
    Pupils
    205
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary School
  3. St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Bristol, BS37 4EP · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the South Gloucestershire catholic schools average.

    30 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school55%

    South Gloucestershire catholic schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9South Gloucestershire catholic schools about 10
    Pupils
    208
    View school St Paul's Catholic Primary School
  4. Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury

    Bristol, BS35 1AW · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results above the South Gloucestershire catholic schools average.

    32 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school57%

    South Gloucestershire catholic schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10South Gloucestershire catholic schools about 10
    Pupils
    207
    View school Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury
  5. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Bristol, BS16 6QR · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 6 areas
    • Catholic

    Results below the South Gloucestershire catholic schools average, high absence.

    6 first choices, 6 offers made

    Ready for secondary school46%

    South Gloucestershire catholic schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13South Gloucestershire catholic schools about 10
    Pupils
    176
    View school St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
  6. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School

    Bristol, BS15 8PX · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Urgent improvement in 1 area
    • Catholic

    Results well below the South Gloucestershire catholic schools average.

    8 first choices, 8 offers made

    Ready for secondary school27%

    South Gloucestershire catholic schools 52%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11South Gloucestershire catholic schools about 10
    Pupils
    138
    View school Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
The big picture

How South Gloucestershire's Catholic schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

South Gloucestershire 52%England 62%Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School: 27%St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School: 46%St Paul's Catholic Primary School: 55%Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury: 57%Holy Family Catholic Primary School: 63%St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 66%0%25%50%75%100%
Catholic schools in South Gloucestershire

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

South Gloucestershire average 5.5%St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 4.5%St Paul's Catholic Primary School: 4.7%Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury: 5%Holy Family Catholic Primary School: 5.6%Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School: 6%St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School: 7.1%0%4%8%12%16%
Catholic schools in South Gloucestershire

Ofsted grades in South Gloucestershire

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 4
  • Good: 4 of 4
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 4
  • Inadequate: 0 of 4
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in South Gloucestershire

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    41 of the 6 Catholic schools in South Gloucestershire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in South Gloucestershire, explained

There are 6 Catholic schools in South Gloucestershire, teaching 1,150 children. 6 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

52.3% of pupils in South Gloucestershire catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 27% to 66%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

16.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,305 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 12.8% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in South Gloucestershire.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in South Gloucestershire?
There are 6 Catholic schools in South Gloucestershire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in South Gloucestershire?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in South Gloucestershire on Eduscope are Holy Family Catholic Primary School, St Mary's Catholic Primary School and St Paul's Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in South Gloucestershire ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in South Gloucestershire Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in South Gloucestershire is 22:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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