- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
31 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1190%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 245
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
Primary schools in the South West
All 2,210 primary schools in the South West. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy
Devizes, SN10 5TL · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
32 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1192%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 150
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
88 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1191%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 417
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
43 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1191%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 265
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
39 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1191%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 222
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
29 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 229
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.6
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Church of England
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
13 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 104
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
113 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1184%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 456
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
67 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 506
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Deerhurst and Apperley Church of England Primary School
Gloucester, GL19 4DQ · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
15 first choices, 12 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 87
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
87 first choices, 90 offers made
Met the standard at 1186%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 779
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
77 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1186%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 417
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.0
St Katharine's Church of England Primary School
Bournemouth, BH6 4NA · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
69 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 435
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
75 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 421
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1183%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 353
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Church of England
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
25 first choices, 28 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 184
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Church of England
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
16 first choices, 16 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 144
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the South West average.
62 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1193%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.1%South West 5.5%
- Pupils
- 419
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Strong standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results above the South West average, low absence.
26 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 166
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
105 first choices, 90 offers made
Met the standard at 1189%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 625
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
70 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1192%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 461
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.9
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
86 first choices, 58 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 470
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.9
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
93 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 418
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the South West average.
32 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
South West 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.8%South West 5.5%
- Pupils
- 186
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
- Primary schools2,210including 167 special
- Met the standard at 1160.4%
- Good or Outstanding92%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools898 of 2,21091 Catholic, 744 Church of England
- With a nursery class875take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals21.1%of pupils get them
The big picture
How the South West's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Ofsted grades in the South West
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.
- Outstanding: 58 of 1346
- Good: 1183 of 1346
- Requires improvement: 96 of 1346
- Inadequate: 9 of 1346
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in the South West
Some are faith schools.
898 of the 2,210 primary schools in the South West 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 characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
875 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
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.
Show Good or Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in the South West, explained
There are 2,210 primary schools in the South West, teaching 478,265 children. 618 are run by the council and 1,357 are academies or free schools. Among them are 167 special and 184 independent schools.
92% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 58 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
60.4% of pupils in South West met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.
21.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,709 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Pick an area to see its primary schools, or browse other kinds of school in and around the South West.
- Devon365 primary schools
- Gloucestershire279 primary schools
- Somerset264 primary schools
- Cornwall259 primary schools
- Wiltshire228 primary schools
- Dorset156 primary schools
- Bristol132 primary schools
- South Gloucestershire108 primary schools
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole84 primary schools
- Plymouth81 primary schools
- Swindon74 primary schools
- Bath and North East Somerset72 primary schools
- North Somerset72 primary schools
- Torbay35 primary schools
- Isles of Scilly1 school
Other schools in the South West
- Secondary schools645 schools
- Nurseries1,890 schools
- Sixth forms344 schools
- Grammar schools20 schools
- Private schools227 schools
- Special schools223 schools
- Boarding schools83 schools
- Faith schools945 schools
- Catholic schools105 schools
- Church of England schools776 schools
- Muslim schools2 schools
- Girls' schools24 schools
- Boys' schools17 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in the South West?
There are 2,210 primary schools in the South West, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in the South West?
The highest-ranked primary schools in the South West on Eduscope are St Ives Primary & Nursery School, The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Westbury Park School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in the South West?
the South West has 58 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 1183 are rated Good, meaning 92% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in the South West 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.
How do primary schools in the South West perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in the South West, 60% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in the South West primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in the South West is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in the South West?
When choosing a primary school in the South West, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 2,210 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.