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 scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
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 121state 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
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Alexander Hosea Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wotton-Under-Edge
Ofsted · Good
Almondsbury Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Almondsbury
Ofsted · Outstanding
Bailey's Court Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Barley Close Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Barrs Court Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Beacon Rise Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Blackhorse Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Bowsland Green Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Bradley Stoke Community School
Academy converter · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Broadway Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Bromley Heath Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Bromley Heath Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Cadbury Heath Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Callicroft Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Charborough Road Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Charfield Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Wotton-Under-Edge
Ofsted · Outstanding
Charlton Wood Primary Academy
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Cherry Garden Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Thornbury
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Coniston Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Courtney Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
Crossways Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Crossways Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Elm Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Emersons Green Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Filton Hill Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Frenchay Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
Gillingstool Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Hambrook Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Hanham Abbots Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Badminton
Not judged yet
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Patchway, Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Holy Trinity Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Horton CofE VA Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Iron Acton Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
King's Oak Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Kings' Forest Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Little Stoke Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Longwell Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Lyde Green Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Manorbrook Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Marshfield Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Chippenham
Ofsted · Good
Meadowbrook Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
North Road Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Old Sodbury Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Oldbury on Severn Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Olveston Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Parkwall Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Pucklechurch CofE VC Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Rangeworthy Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Inadequate
Raysfield Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Redfield Edge Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Samuel White's Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Severn Beach Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
Shield Road Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Wotton-under-Edge
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Anne's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Barnabas Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Helen's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
St John's Mead Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Thornbury
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Winterbourne
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · BRISTOL
Ofsted · Good
St Stephen's Infant School
Community school · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Stanbridge Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Staple Hill Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Stoke Lodge Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
The Manor Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
The Meadows Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
The Park Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
The Ridge Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
The Tynings Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Staple Hill
Ofsted · Good
Tortworth Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wotton-under-Edge
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Badminton
Ofsted · Not judged
Tyndale Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Yate
Ofsted · Good
Wallscourt Farm Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Watermore Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Frampton Cotterell
Ofsted · Good
Wellesley Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Wheatfield Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Wick Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Woodlands Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 16
Abbeywood Community School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Bradley Stoke Community School
Academy converter · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Brimsham Green School
Community school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Chipping Sodbury School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Digitech Studio School
Studio schools · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Downend School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Hanham Woods Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
John Cabot Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
King's Oak Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Mangotsfield School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Marlwood School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Patchway Community School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Almondsbury
Ofsted · Not judged
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
The Castle School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Winterbourne Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Yate Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Yate
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 12
Aurora Hedgeway School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-19 · Mixed · Pilning
Ofsted · Good
Castlefell School
Other independent special school · Ages 8-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Culverhill School
Academy special converter · Ages 7-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Immanuel Christian School
Other independent school · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Westerleigh
Not judged yet
Neptune School
Other independent special school · Ages 8-16 · Mixed
Ofsted · Requires improvement
New Horizons Learning Centre
Community special school · Ages 5-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
New Siblands School
Academy special converter · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
SGS Pegasus School
Free schools special · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College
Further education · Ages 14-99 · Mixed · Stroud
Ofsted · Good
Tockington Manor School
Other independent school · Ages 2-14 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Two Bridges Academy
Free schools special · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Alveston
Not judged yet
Warmley Park School
Community special school · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Bristol
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.