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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · South Gloucestershire

Boscombe Crescent, Bristol, BS16 6QR

Website 01454866690

60

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.9%

18.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

176

Capacity used

Has space

84%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

20 of 20 families who put it first got an offer

21

Places offered

39

Total applications

1.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2020● 100%
2nd preference81● 13%
3rd preference110● 0%
Total392154%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

South Gloucestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jenna Cooke
Address
Boscombe Crescent, Downend, Bristol, BS16 6QR
Phone
01454866690
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
Ward / constituency
Frenchay & Downend · Filton and Bradley Stoke
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
109268

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals19%——
English as additional language33%——
SEN support16%——
56% boys (99)44% girls (77)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

176 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    09 December 2025

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionNeeds attention
    AchievementNeeds attention
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
    Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
    Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
    Early yearsExpected standard
    Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 21

    16 September 2021

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 170 pupils

Attendance

92.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

18.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
20/21
25%
21/22
19%
22/23
16%
23/24
18%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths60%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard46%
-16% vs England
Higher standard4%
-4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard62%
-13% vs England
Higher standard15%
-18% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard62%
-10% vs England
Greater depth4%
-9% vs England

Maths

Expected standard54%
-20% vs England
Higher standard27%
+1% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard50%
-23% vs England
Higher standard8%
-22% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Science

Expected standard62%
-20% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

762019432023602024462025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)46%61%
Higher standard4%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through South Gloucestershire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.