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Beacon Rise Primary School

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personMr Chris Thomas

location_onBristol, BS15 8NU

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

630

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Expected Standard

89%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Beacon Rise Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bristol, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Beacon Rise Primary School is a community school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 630 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 89% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 20% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #1 of 82 primaries in South Gloucestershire and #635 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 60%

Reading89% LA 73%

Writing96% LA 71%

Maths96% LA 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing94% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths91% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading88% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing96% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths95% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -1.1

-0.6 to 2.0

2.1

Write

LA -1.5

0.9 to 3.4

3.0

Maths

LA -1.3

1.8 to 4.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading96% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing94% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths99% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.4

0.2 to 2.8

4.7

Write

LA 0.0

3.5 to 5.9

3.0

Maths

LA -0.6

1.9 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 62%

Reading87% LA 74%

Writing98% LA 79%

Maths97% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA -0.3

0.2 to 3.2

5.2

Write

LA 0.2

3.7 to 6.7

3.8

Maths

LA -0.8

2.4 to 5.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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13 March 2012

Inspection Report

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24 September 2008

Inspection Report

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29 September 2005

Inspection Report

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10 April 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-03-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-09-24

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 630 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	630	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	628	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	630	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	628	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	628	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	625	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	630	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	632	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	627	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	622	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	621	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	625	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	626	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	628	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	621	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	621	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	619	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	623	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	624	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	619	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	599	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	601	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	603	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	569	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	570	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	570	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 49 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 20 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 18 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils