Charfield Primary School
Wotton Road, Charfield, Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 8TG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Engley
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Castle School Education Trust
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 139935
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454260518
About this school
Charfield Primary School is a primary academy in Wotton-Under-Edge. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Charfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 71% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 86% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 71% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 68% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Charfield 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 | 53% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Charfield Primary School compares
Charfield Primary School ranked 26th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.5% | 11.9% | 209 | — |
| Tortworth Primary School | 44% | 10.3% | 21.7% | 61 | 1.3 miles |
| Kingswood Primary School | 40% | 4.6% | 16.8% | 108 | 1.6 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall | 29% | 5.5% | 17.4% | 69 | 2.1 miles |
| Blue Coat CofE Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 10.4% | 316 | 2.2 miles |
| Alexander Hosea Primary School | 57% | 3.9% | 9.5% | 208 | 2.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.9%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 9.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tortworth Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wotton-under-Edge
-
Kingswood Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Kingswood
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall2.1 miles
Primary · Wotton-under-Edge
-
Blue Coat CofE Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Wotton-under-Edge
-
Alexander Hosea Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Wotton-Under-Edge
Other schools in Wotton-Under-Edge
Charfield Primary School ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Wotton-Under-Edge.
- Alexander Hosea Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE Primary School Primary
- Hillesley Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Nibley CofE Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Cromhall Primary
- The British School Primary
- Tortworth Primary School Primary
- Katharine Lady Berkeley's School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Charfield Primary School teach?
- Charfield Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Wotton-Under-Edge.
- Who is the headteacher of Charfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Charfield Primary School is Mrs Michelle Engley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Charfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Charfield 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 many pupils are at Charfield Primary School?
- Charfield Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Charfield Primary School full?
- Charfield Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Charfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Charfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Charfield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Charfield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Charfield Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Charfield Primary School is part of CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Charfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Charfield Primary School compare with other schools in South Gloucestershire?
- Charfield Primary School ranked 26th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Charfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Charfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Charfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Charfield 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 1 July 2026.