Coniston Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
Epney Close, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5LN
Headteacher · Mr Alan Walters
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Key facts
Pupils207Capacity 210
OfstedImproved significantlyInspected 5 February 2025
Free school meals37.7%
Ofsted
Improved significantly
Ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025.
Last graded inspection, 10 December 2019:
- Overall effectivenessGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through South Gloucestershire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in South GloucestershireApplications for September 2026
All 28 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered29
Applications73
First choice28
First-choice offers28
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Callicroft Primary School0.6 mi
- Charlton Wood Primary Academy0.7 mi
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.8 mi
- St Chad's Patchway CofE Primary School0.9 mi
- Almondsbury Church of England Primary School1.0 mi