Councils · England · South Gloucestershire
Schools in South Gloucestershire, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 95 primary, 16 secondary — with South Gloucestershire’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on South Gloucestershire's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on South Gloucestershire's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Find your shortlist.
All 121 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 95
Abbotswood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Alexander Hosea Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Almondsbury Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Bailey's Court Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Barley Close Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Barrs Court Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Beacon Rise Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Blackhorse Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bowsland Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bradley Stoke Community School
Ofsted · Good
Broadway Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Bromley Heath Infant School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Bromley Heath Junior School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Cadbury Heath Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Callicroft Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Charborough Road Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Charfield Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Charlton Wood Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Cherry Garden Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend
Ofsted · Good
Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend
Ofsted · Good
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury
Ofsted · Good
Coniston Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Courtney Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Crossways Infant School
Not judged yet
Crossways Junior School
Not judged yet
Elm Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Emersons Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Filton Hill Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Frenchay Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Gillingstool Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hambrook Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hanham Abbots Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School
Not judged yet
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Holy Trinity Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Horton CofE VA Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Iron Acton Church of England Primary School
Not judged yet
King's Oak Academy
Ofsted · Good
Kings' Forest Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Little Stoke Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Longwell Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lyde Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Manorbrook Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Marshfield Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Meadowbrook Primary School
Ofsted · Good
North Road Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Old Sodbury Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Oldbury on Severn Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Olveston Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Parkwall Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rangeworthy Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Raysfield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Redfield Edge Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Samuel White's Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Severn Beach Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Shield Road Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Anne's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Barnabas Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Helen's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St John's Mead Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Winterbourne
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary
Ofsted · Good
St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell
Ofsted · Good
St Stephen's Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Stanbridge Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Staple Hill Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stoke Lodge Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Manor Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Meadows Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Ridge Junior School
Ofsted · Good
The Tynings Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Tortworth Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Tyndale Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wallscourt Farm Academy
Ofsted · Good
Watermore Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wellesley Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wheatfield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wick Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Woodlands Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 16
Abbeywood Community School
Ofsted · Good
Bradley Stoke Community School
Ofsted · Good
Brimsham Green School
Ofsted · Good
Chipping Sodbury School
Ofsted · Good
Digitech Studio School
Ofsted · Good
Downend School
Ofsted · Good
Hanham Woods Academy
Ofsted · Good
John Cabot Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
King's Oak Academy
Ofsted · Good
Mangotsfield School
Ofsted · Good
Marlwood School
Ofsted · Good
Patchway Community School
Ofsted · Not judged
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Castle School
Ofsted · Good
Winterbourne Academy
Ofsted · Good
Yate Academy
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 12
Aurora Hedgeway School
Ofsted · Good
Castlefell School
Not judged yet
Culverhill School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Immanuel Christian School
Not judged yet
Neptune School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
New Horizons Learning Centre
Ofsted · Good
New Siblands School
Ofsted · Outstanding
SGS Pegasus School
Ofsted · Not judged
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
Ofsted · Good
Tockington Manor School
Not judged yet
Two Bridges Academy
Not judged yet
Warmley Park School
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through South Gloucestershire.
If you live in South Gloucestershire, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some South Gloucestershire secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near South Gloucestershire often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.