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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

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

personMr Mark Hilliam

location_onBristol, BS16 6QR

language Visit Website phone 1454866690

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

177

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Expected Standard

46%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bristol, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 184 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #72 of 82 primaries in South Gloucestershire and #11,812 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.3 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

46%

LA 60%

Reading62% LA 73%

Writing62% LA 71%

Maths54% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading100% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading68% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA -1.1

-5.0 to 0.1

-3.5

Write

LA -1.5

-6.0 to -1.0

-4.2

Maths

LA -1.3

-6.6 to -1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading91% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA -0.4

-0.4 to 3.8

-1.7

Write

LA 0.0

-3.7 to 0.2

0.0

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.8 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 62%

Reading78% LA 74%

Writing72% LA 79%

Maths74% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.3

0.3 to 3.7

0.5

Write

LA 0.2

-1.2 to 2.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.6 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 September 2021

Inspection Report

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24 May 2016

Inspection Report

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15 December 2015

Inspection Report

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03 June 2014

Inspection Report

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20 June 2012

Inspection Report

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07 July 2010

Inspection Report

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28 April 2009

Inspection Report

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04 July 2007

Inspection Report

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10 May 2006

Inspection Report

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06 November 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-05-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-12-15

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-03

None Legacy

Requires improvement

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

4.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.2%(4 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 184 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	184	9	4.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	180	3	1.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	184	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	184	8	4.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	183	3	1.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	189	6	3.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	177	4	2.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	163	1	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	178	10	5.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	175	5	2.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	185	10	5.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	171	2	1.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	170	6	3.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	171	13	7.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	178	3	1.7%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	178	7	3.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	174	2	1.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	179	1	0.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	184	4	2.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	214	3	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	3	1.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	228	4	1.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	230	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 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils