St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Portbury
Church Lane, Portbury, Bristol, BS20 7TR
Headteacher: Mrs Catrin BattistaSchool website ↗Pupils: 80 (capacity: 105)Part of LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Ofsted inspected
Inspected October 2024
Oversubscribed
90% of first-choice applicants offered a place
86%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected October 2024
90%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 22 October 2024Full report ↗
Not rated
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, 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.
86.0%
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%.
14.0%
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 100%·Writing 100%·Maths 86%→All three 86%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
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?
- 9
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 10
- How many got their first choice?
- 9of 10 (90.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 23
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
14.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
14.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
0.0%
Boys and girls
41%girls·59%boys
33 girls, 47 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Best year on record — 86% Reading, Writing & Maths
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 77.0% | 8.0% | +1.8 | -1.5 | +0.3 |
| 2016/17 | 53.0% | 0.0% | +1.9 | -1.3 | -2.7 |
| 2017/18 | 56.0% | 13.0% | -0.5 | -1.7 | -1.7 |
| 2018/19 | 71.0% | 7.0% | -1.7 | -2.0 | -1.7 |
| 2022/23 | 50.0% | 10.0% | -2.6 | -1.4 | -2.6 |
| 2023/24 | 59.0% | 0.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 86.0% | 14.0% | - | - | - |