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Elmlea Junior School

Primary · Bristol · BS9 3UF

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 25 March 2025

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At a glance

353 pupils · 98% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
11% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://elmleaschools.org.uk/
URN
136830

In figures

At its inspection on 25 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

78 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
83%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
9%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
111
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school83%
Median of its 12 closest peers79%
Bristol, City of average59.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Lowbrook AcademyMaidenhead · 80 miles awayGood100%
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyLeeds · 169 miles awayGood87%
Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolBrentwood · 127 miles awayOutstanding93%
Our Lady's Bishop Eton Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool · 132 miles awayGood77%
Rush Common SchoolAbingdon · 60 miles awayExpected standard78%
Hursthead Junior SchoolCheadle · 131 miles awayGood76%
Grange Farm Primary SchoolCoventry · 78 miles awayGood76%
High Beeches Primary SchoolHarpenden · 101 miles awayOutstanding80%
Cookridge Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolLeeds · 169 miles awayGood82%
Burton Joyce Primary SchoolNottingham · 124 miles awayNo current grade51%
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolCheltenham · 36 miles awayGood59%
Tranmere Park Primary SchoolLeeds · 169 miles awayGood88%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 70% (Bristol, City of 56%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Bristol, City of 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 5% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 4% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Bristol, City of 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
2.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.25 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bristol, City of: 2.66 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 2% moved to another state school · 15% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

77.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,681; 17.6% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher60.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications7.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work55.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways7.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76.5%62.3%
Social housing16.2%17.1%
Privately rented7.3%20.5%
Detached houses27.7%22.9%
Flats30.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms46.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van22.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014717 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£742,000405 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£450,000–£940,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (82)£947,500
Semi-detached (144)£817,000
Terraced (82)£671,000
Flat (97)£325,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
13an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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