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Watermore Primary School

Community school · Frampton Cotterell · BS36 2LE

Ages 4–11 · 399 pupils · South Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-20

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.9%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
363

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

49

Places offered

52

1st-preference offers

49

Total preferences (any rank)
95
Preferred offers (top 3)
52
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

399 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
399
Boys / girls
208 / 191
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
399 / 420 (95%)
Free school meals
21.3%
FSM pupils
85
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Rawcliffe

Location

Address
Lower Stone Close
Postcode
BS36 2LE
Town
Frampton Cotterell
County
South Gloucestershire
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
District
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
Thornbury and Yate
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Frampton Cotterell, South Gloucestershire, 399 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21.3%.

Open schools in Frampton Cotterell
1
Primary schools in Frampton Cotterell
1
Academies among open schools in Frampton Cotterell
0% (0)
Open schools in BS36
6
Primary in BS36
5
Open schools in South Gloucestershire LA
126
Primary in South Gloucestershire LA
93

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Frampton CotterellNear BS36

  • The Manor Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Bristol · BS36 2LF · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM13.6%
    • Demand1.17

    0.6 miles away

  • Elm Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Bristol · BS36 1NF · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM29.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Wellesley Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bristol · BS37 8YR · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM8.3%
    • Demand1.37

    2.0 miles away

  • North Road Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bristol · BS37 7LQ · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM10.6%
    • Demand1.27

    2.1 miles away

  • Abbotswood Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bristol · BS37 8SZ · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM24.6%
    • Demand0.87

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Rawcliffe
Telephone
01454511213
Website
www.watermoreprimary.org.uk

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