Beacon Rise Primary School

South GloucestershireCommunity school

Hanham Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8NU

Headteacher: Mr Chris ThomasSchool website ↗Pupils: 630 (capacity: 630)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected December 2023
Oversubscribed
81% of first-choice applicants offered a place
89%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected December 2023
81%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 5 December 2023Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
89.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
20.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 89%·Writing 96%·Maths 96%All three 89%
Reading
Expected89%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected96%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected96%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
89
How many families wanted this school first?
108
How many got their first choice?
88of 108 (81.5%)
How many applied in total?
205

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
4.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
19.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
293 girls, 337 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 91% (2018/19), currently 89%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1662.0%8.0%-0.2+3.3+0.4
2016/1788.0%12.0%+0.7+4.6+0.8
2017/1887.0%30.0%+1.7+5.2+3.8
2018/1991.0%24.0%+1.5+4.7+3.0
2022/2386.0%11.0%+0.7+2.1+3.0
2023/2481.0%17.0%---
2024/2589.0%20.0%---
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