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Summerhill Academy

Primary · Bristol · BS5 7JU

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Strong standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Strong standardAchievement: Strong standardAttendance & behaviour: Strong standardPersonal development: Strong standardInclusion: Strong standardLeadership & governance: Strong standardEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 9 June 2026 · report published 29 June 2026

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At a glance

223 pupils · 62% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
32.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
32.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://summerhillacademy.clf.uk/
URN
138658

In figures

At its report-card inspection on 9 June 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Strong standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
89%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
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 school89%
Median of its 12 closest peers69.5%
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
Barleyhurst Park PrimaryMilton Keynes · 85 miles awayGood52%
Victoria Park Junior SchoolManchester · 138 miles awayGood73%
Hogarth AcademyNottingham · 120 miles awayGood74%
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary SchoolTunbridge Wells · 123 miles awayGood67%
Clarendon Primary SchoolAshford · 89 miles awayGood66%
New Valley Primary SchoolCroydon · 105 miles awayGood56%
Rose Hill PrimaryIpswich · 164 miles awayGood59%
Hackwood Primary AcademyDerby · 109 miles awayGood77%
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, KentonNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 248 miles awayNo current grade66%
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, BloxwichWalsall · 83 miles awayGood72%
St John's Church of England Primary AcademyWednesbury · 78 miles awayGood73%
St John's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 108 miles awayOutstanding92%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 31% (Bristol, City of 56%, England 60%) · Black African 14% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 8% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 7% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 5%) · Any other White background 7% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 7%) · Any other Black background 5% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Bristol, City of 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 4% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · White Irish 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)
5.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.45 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
20.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school · 8% 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)

37.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.6 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 £51,271; 33.3% 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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,805
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 85% (77%) · premises 1% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 1% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£205,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher40.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18%18.1%
In managerial or professional work32.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier43.3%62.3%
Social housing26%17.1%
Privately rented30.5%20.5%
Detached houses2.5%22.9%
Flats53.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van37.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014683 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£325,000880 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£249,500–£375,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (27)£357,000
Semi-detached (123)£329,000
Terraced (497)£350,000
Flat (233)£210,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most 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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
49an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an 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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