St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Boscombe Crescent, Downend, Bristol, BS16 6QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Isaacs
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 176
- URN
- 109268
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454866690
About this school
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 176 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 20 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 60% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 100% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 90% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 95% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 109.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 108.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School compares
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School ranked 73rd of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 7.1% | 17.9% | 176 | — |
| Stanbridge Primary School | 63% | 4.3% | 8.8% | 415 | 0.3 miles |
| Bromley Heath Junior School | 62% | 3% | 0.8% | 238 | 0.4 miles |
| Bromley Heath Infant School | — | 3.3% | 1.1% | 181 | 0.4 miles |
| Barley Close Community Primary School | 47% | 6.7% | 27.5% | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| Blackhorse Primary School | 73% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 419 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.93%
- English as an additional language
- 33.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.13%
- Persistent absence
- 18.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanbridge Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Bromley Heath Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Bromley Heath Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Barley Close Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Blackhorse Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School ranks 171st of the 198 ranked primary schools in Bristol.
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is Mr Mark Isaacs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School?
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School has 176 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School full?
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 176 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Clifton.
- Does St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School ranked 73rd of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.