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Wicklea Academy

Primary · Bristol · BS4 4HR

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Requires improvement

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: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 15 September 2021

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At a glance

213 pupils · 59% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
25.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
13.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
23.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://wickleaacademy.eschools.co.uk/web
URN
150718

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Requires improvement on 15 September 2021, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers58.5%
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
South Molton United CofE Primary SchoolSouth Molton · 63 miles awayNeeds attention52%
Lightmoor Village Primary SchoolTelford · 83 miles awayExpected standard63%
Two Gates Primary SchoolTamworth · 89 miles awayGood42%
Woolenwick Junior SchoolStevenage · 105 miles awayGood62%
Leyland St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolLeyland · 156 miles awayGood43%
Kirby Primary AcademyFrinton-on-Sea · 164 miles awayGood (2019)63%
Garland Junior SchoolReading · 64 miles awayExpected standard54%
Roche Community Primary SchoolSt Austell · 123 miles awayGood55%
All Souls Church of England Primary SchoolHeywood · 149 miles awayOutstanding87%
The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)Rochester · 131 miles awayOutstanding83%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolNewark · 138 miles awayGood50%
Morley Meadow Primary SchoolPlymouth · 100 miles awayStrong standard70%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 74% (Bristol, City of 56%, England 60%) · Any other White background 5% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Bristol, City of 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Black African 3% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 5%) · Not recorded 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 1% (Bristol, City of 2%, 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)
4.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 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

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
18.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 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)

50% 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 £51,446; 14.3% 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£7,127
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 2% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 5% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£166,000

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work34.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways21.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier58%62.3%
Social housing21.4%17.1%
Privately rented20.6%20.5%
Detached houses3.5%22.9%
Flats26.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms11.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van25.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014537 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£355,000524 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£276,500–£410,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (21)£405,000
Semi-detached (70)£365,000
Terraced (323)£377,500
Flat (110)£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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
6an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an 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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