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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury

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personMrs S Gillman

location_onBristol, BS35 1HJ

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

205

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Expected Standard

38%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bristol, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 93% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury is a voluntary aided school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 200 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #80 of 82 primaries in South Gloucestershire and #13,564 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 60%

Reading71% LA 73%

Writing42% LA 71%

Maths79% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading83% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing37% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading67% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -1.1

-2.9 to 1.8

-6.1

Write

LA -1.5

-8.4 to -3.9

1.3

Maths

LA -1.3

-0.9 to 3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.4

-2.8 to 1.6

-2.6

Write

LA 0.0

-4.6 to -0.6

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.8 to 0.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 62%

Reading81% LA 74%

Writing84% LA 79%

Maths69% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.3

-2.5 to 1.7

-1.7

Write

LA 0.2

-3.7 to 0.3

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.1 to -0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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04 February 2014

Inspection Report

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22 March 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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11 July 2007

Inspection Report

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04 March 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-04-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-02-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-03-22

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 200 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)	200	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	206	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	204	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	210	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	208	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	203	2	1.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	207	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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