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Estel Farell Roig

Best schools in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset according to Ofsted

All parents want to provide their children with the best education possible. When deciding which school to send their children to, many parents will consider the school's Ofsted rating.

Ofsted’s role is to make sure organisations providing education, training and care services in England do so to a high standard for children and students. Its graded inspections provide these settings with a rating of 'inadequate', 'requires improvement', 'good' or 'outstanding'.

These are the schools in the Bristol region that currently have the highest rating of 'outstanding', according to the watchdog's records. It should be noted that the rating is not necessarily a reflection of the existing provision, as many schools have not been inspected for several years.

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Outstanding schools used to be exempt from routine inspection by legislation, with some left without inspection for more than a decade. However, the Department for Education removed the exemption in 2020 following concerns about potential changes in standards at those schools, with many since downgraded.

Its website states: "Between 15 May 2012 and 13 November 2020, maintained primary and secondary schools and academies judged to be outstanding in their overall effectiveness at their most recent section 5 inspection were exempt from routine inspections under section 5. These schools are now once again subject to routine inspections under section 5.

"This also applies to academy converter schools that were formerly exempt because the overall effectiveness of the predecessor school was outstanding at its most recent section 5 inspection...All formerly exempt schools will receive an initial inspection under section 5 or section 8 before 1 August 2025."

What is your favourite school in the area? tell us in the comments section.

If you believe one of the listings below is not up to date, or if there is a school missing from this list, please contact estel.farellroig@reachplc.com.

Bristol

Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children's Centre

Brunel Field Primary School

Ashton Gate Primary School

Bishop Road Primary School

Blaise Primary and Nursery School

Fair Furlong Primary School

Whitehall Primary School

St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton

Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School

Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol

St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School

Bridge Farm Primary School

Bristol Hospital Education Service

Bristol Cathedral Choir School

Montpelier High School

St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC)

Elmlea Junior School

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Henleaze Junior School

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

Westbury Park School

Redland Green School

Little Mead Primary Academy

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

Oasis Academy Marksbury Road

Hareclive E-ACT Academy

Headley Park Primary School

Elmlea Infant School

Frome Vale Academy

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South Gloucestershire

Bromley Heath Junior School

Beacon Rise Primary School

Almondsbury Church of England Primary School

St Helen's Church of England Primary School

Mangotsfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell

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Old Sodbury Church of England Primary School

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury

Watermore Primary School

Charfield Primary School

New Siblands School

North Somerset

Golden Valley Primary School

Wrington Church of England Primary School

Gordano School

Churchill Academy & Sixth Form

Priory Community School

Clevedon School

Haywood Village Academy

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High Down Infant School

Bournville Primary School

West Leigh Infant School

Backwell Church of England Junior School

Yatton Infant School

Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School

Sandford Primary School

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