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Headley Park Primary School

Primary · Bristol · BS13 7QB

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 1 October 2024

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At a glance

411 pupils · 98% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
25.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.headleypark.bristol.sch.uk/
URN
144864

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 39 families named it first for 41 Reception places, 0.95 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2023 entry went to 1.202 km (≈0.75 mi); distance decided places in 2 of the 4 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2020 to 2023. At its inspection on 1 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

41 places offered · 39 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1.202 km (≈0.75 mi) for 2023 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2023 entry) lived within 1.202 km (≈0.75 mi)

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
73%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
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 school73%
Median of its 12 closest peers65.5%
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
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolPontefract · 166 miles awayOutstanding93%
Irlam Primary SchoolManchester · 140 miles awayGood71%
Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary SchoolNewton Abbot · 71 miles awayGood63%
Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary SchoolDartford · 123 miles awayNo current grade67%
Ratby Primary SchoolLeicester · 103 miles awayGood58%
Wylde Green Primary SchoolSutton Coldfield · 84 miles awayNo current grade84%
Rossington St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolDoncaster · 157 miles awayExpected standard64%
Aldwyn Primary SchoolManchester · 144 miles awayExpected standard72%
Travis St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolDoncaster · 164 miles awayExpected standard56%
Witton Middle SchoolDroitwich Spa · 61 miles awayGood57%
Oundle Church of England Primary SchoolPeterborough · 117 miles awayGood68%
Trimley St Mary Primary SchoolFelixstowe · 173 miles awayRequires improvement44%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 78% (Bristol, City of 56%, England 60%) · Any other White background 7% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Black African 2% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Bristol, City of 4%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 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)
6.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.42 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
19.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

84% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 7% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

4.53% 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)

65.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.3 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 £53,023; 24% 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£6,255
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£133,000; in-year balance +£361,000

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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)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier82.7%62.3%
Social housing2.5%17.1%
Privately rented14.8%20.5%
Detached houses4.4%22.9%
Flats9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms17.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014599 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£315,000343 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£260,500–£380,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (15)£420,000
Semi-detached (158)£351,000
Terraced (117)£310,000
Flat (53)£180,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (1.20 km, 2023 entry): 498 sales, median £300,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

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
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
6an 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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