St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford
Voluntary controlled primary school in Bristol (South Gloucestershire).
Location
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You are the light of the world ..let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16 St Michael's Primary School is the largest Primary School in South Gloucestershire, with a standard admission number of 90 (across 3 classes). We currently have 21 classes, with 636 children on roll.
St Michael's is a voluntary controlled Church of England school and enjoys strong links with St Michael's Church in Stoke Gifford. We were judged to be a good school at our last Ofsted inspection (May 2022). Please see the Ofsted page for the report. We were again judged to be an Outstanding Church School in November 2024.
The school no longer produces a separate prospectus, as all of the information is now available Here you will find. All of the 'key' information that is required to be provided can be accessed through the links below. The website contains lots more information which we hope will be useful and informative for parents.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
24 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Debating
- Football
- Hockey
- Mindfulness
- Minecraft
- Music
- Netball
- Pottery
- Rugby
- Stem
and 8 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 109228
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (16 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Malcolm Fiddler | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ellice Day | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Margaret Sims | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Claire House | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alun Ryan-Ramirez | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kate Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Hugh Williams | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Michelle Stephens | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Sarah Bradley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Martyn Fraser | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rebecca Sardar | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Edward Walters | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kathryn Robb | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Iain Nash | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Peter Barnard | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| The Reverend Simon Jones | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2016 |
| Ms Saraswathi Rao Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Phelps Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Jessica Ottaway Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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