Sundays Hill, Almondsbury, Gloucestershire BS32 4DS
10 reasons to choose Almondsbury Church of England Primary School
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Almondsbury Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Almondsbury and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Almondsbury Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Almondsbury Church of England Primary School has nine classes from Reception, some mixed-age, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Almondsbury Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 21% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores are around the national average.
The Almondsbury Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Most subjects are taught separately, but geography, history, art and DT are taught as cross-curricular topics. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 4 and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Almondsbury Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Almondsbury Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and band. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs. Sing Up! Platinum Award.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.50am (school staff) to 5.30pm (external contractor).
Find another school near Almondsbury Church of England Primary School
Tockington Manor School (2 miles); The Red Maids’ High Junior School (5.7 miles); Badminton Junior School (6.1 miles).
Holy Trinity Primary School (1.4 miles); St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Bradley Stoke (2.8 miles); St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School, Monks Park (4.5 miles).
The Red Maids’ High School (5.7 miles); Badminton School (6.1 miles); Collegiate Senior School (6.4 miles).
The Ridings Federation Winterbourne International Academy (4.5 miles); The Castle School (5.5 miles); St Bede’s Catholic College (5.6 miles).