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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Bethan Scriven/Julie Simpson

location_onBristol, BS37 5BG

language Visit Website phone 1454867155

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

331

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Expected Standard

76%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bristol, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 20% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate is a voluntary aided school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 314 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #20 of 82 primaries in South Gloucestershire and #5,652 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 60%

Reading78% LA 73%

Writing84% LA 71%

Maths84% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading78% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -1.1

-3.5 to -0.3

-1.4

Write

LA -1.5

-3.0 to 0.2

-2.3

Maths

LA -1.3

-3.9 to -0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.4

-3.7 to -0.1

-0.2

Write

LA 0.0

-1.9 to 1.5

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.0 to 0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 62%

Reading78% LA 74%

Writing87% LA 79%

Maths71% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.3

-3.2 to 0.4

-0.5

Write

LA 0.2

-2.2 to 1.2

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.3 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 October 2023

Inspection Report

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20 March 2018

Inspection Report

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05 June 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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03 December 2009

Inspection Report

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18 January 2007

Inspection Report

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09 July 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-03-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-12-03

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.3%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(3 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 314 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	314	4	1.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	315	4	1.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	313	4	1.3%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	314	7	2.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	315	3	1.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	330	6	1.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	331	3	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	329	2	0.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	328	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	330	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	329	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	329	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	328	4	1.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	330	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	330	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	330	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	330	6	1.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	330	9	2.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	330	4	1.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	330	4	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	330	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	329	5	1.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	328	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	328	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	328	4	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	326	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 27 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils