Egerton Road, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8HP
10 reasons to choose St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School, Bishopston
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St Bonaventure’s Catholic Primary School, Bishopston has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Bristol and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Bonaventure’s Catholic Primary School, Bishopston is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 7 members of The Cardinal Newman Catholic Educational Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
St Bonaventure’s Catholic Primary School, Bishopston has two classes per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Bonaventure’s Catholic Primary School, Bishopston ranks in the top 4% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 32% of schools.
The St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School, Bishopston curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but some foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects where appropriate. 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 and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School, Bishopston
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in swimming.
The Arts at St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School, Bishopston
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.50am (school staff) to 6.00pm (external contractor).
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