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Compass Point Primary School

Primary · Bristol · BS3 3AU

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

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

Inspected 2 November 2022

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At a glance

194 pupils · 68% of 284 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
47.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
40.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
30% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
15.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.compasspoint.bristol.sch.uk
URN
145320

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 17 families named it first for 18 Reception places, 0.94 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 2 November 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.94 first-choice applications per place

18 places offered · 17 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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
41%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
101
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
97
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 school41%
Median of its 12 closest peers49%
Bristol, City of average59.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Yew Tree Primary AcademyKnowsley · 133 miles awayGood29%
Lime Tree Primary SchoolKingston upon Thames · 99 miles awayGood45%
Quest Primary SchoolSouth Croydon · 110 miles awayGood44%
Marden Vale CofE AcademyCalne · 26 miles awayExpected standard48%
Rye Oak Primary SchoolLondon · 109 miles awayGood48%
Barrowford SchoolNelson · 168 miles awayNeeds attention50%
Carden Nursery and Primary SchoolBrighton · 114 miles awayNeeds attention50%
Barton Clough Primary SchoolManchester · 140 miles awayGood61%
Margaret Wix Primary SchoolSt Albans · 100 miles awayGood (2016)61%
Whaley Bridge Primary SchoolHigh Peak · 133 miles awayExpected standard31%
John Fletcher of Madeley Primary SchoolTelford · 83 miles awayGood72%
Bridport, St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolBridport · 50 miles awayGood52%

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

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
32 of 32 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 38% (Bristol, City of 56%, England 60%) · Black African 20% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 5%) · Any other White background 10% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Bristol, City of 4%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 3% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 5%)

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)
8.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
27.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.18 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
13.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

78% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 22% 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)

73.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 13.7 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 £47,485; 11.8% 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£11,144
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 83% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 2% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£10,000

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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)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher57%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications10.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work48.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier52.9%62.3%
Social housing12.1%17.1%
Privately rented35%20.5%
Detached houses1.8%22.9%
Flats35.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7%21.1%
Households with no car or van29.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033364 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£387,5001,507 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£275,000–£470,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (11)£423,500
Semi-detached (140)£490,000
Terraced (806)£440,000
Flat (550)£260,000

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
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
62an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an 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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