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St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School

Academy sponsor led in Bristol, BS3 4DP, taking ages 3 to 11, 372 on roll.

Report card Ofsted, Jan 2026
0.47 mi Admitted from, latest published year
89% Full
30.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the latest published round, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.47 miles away.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.

The circle is 0.47 miles, the distance the school admitted from in the latest published year.

This is not a catchment area. 0.47 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.
How to read this

Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.

Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children and faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.

Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside it; each opens the district's guide.

The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.

Source: Bristol, City of, published admission distances

Two schools, both in reach

Two children, or a first and second preference? Add a second school to see where both are in reach, cheapest districts first. Only a school with a published distance can be added.

If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Bristol, City of, 64 of 218 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (29.4%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.

Other schools nearby with a published distance

The closest schools to St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.

SchoolPhaseAdmitted fromAway
Victoria Park Primary School Both in reach Primary 0.29 mi 0.4 mi
Oasis Academy Marksbury Road Both in reach Primary 0.69 mi 0.6 mi
Southville Primary School Both in reach Primary 1.38 mi 0.6 mi
Cathedral Primary School Both in reach Primary 1.22 mi 0.8 mi
Hannah More Primary School Both in reach Primary 0.28 mi 0.9 mi
Knowle Park Primary School Both in reach Primary 1.19 mi 1.0 mi

The distance as a picture

St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School catchment area map: the 0.47 mile admission distance and the postcode districts inside it
Drawn to scale from the published figure, with the districts whose centre falls inside. Save the picture, or share this page and this is the card that appears.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterChurch of England
How full 372 pupils in 420 places (89% full)
TrustLIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Local authorityBristol, City of

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted Report card, January 2026: 7 needing attention or urgent improvement
Report card
  • Safeguarding Met
  • Inclusion Needs attention
  • Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
  • Achievement Needs attention
  • Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
  • Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention
  • Early years Needs attention
  • Post-16 provision Not applicable
  • Leadership and governance Needs attention
Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in 2024; from November 2025 each area is judged on this five-point scale.
Meeting the expected standard 30.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 30.0%
2023/24 40.0%
2022/23 47.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School

Girls and boys50.5% girls, 49.5% boys
English as an additional language32.8% of pupils
Free school meals34.1% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School

Cheapest district inside the 0.47 miles: BS99, median £275,000.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
BS99 Bristol, City of 0.4 mi £275,000 203 sales
How to read this

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 0.47 miles the school admitted from in the latest published year, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.

Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide

Getting to St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School by bus

Best-served stop: Spring Street, 0.2 mi away, with 2.9 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 06:54, last 19:58.

Every stop within 600 m
StopFrom the schoolWeekday daytime, an hourEveningSundayRoutes
Orwell Street0.2 mi0.40.00.0512
Orwell Street0.2 mi0.40.00.0512
Holmesdale Road0.2 mi0.40.00.0512

These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around BS3: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at BS3 4DP, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School?

St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in the latest published year lived 0.47 miles away, per Bristol, City of.

How close do I need to live to get a place at St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.47 miles was enough in the latest published year. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

Every Bristol, City of school's distance

All Bristol, City of schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →

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