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The Park Primary School

Primary · Bristol · BS15 9TP

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 8 February 2023

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At a glance

425 pupils · 65% of 654 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
20.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
20.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.parkprimaryschool.co.uk
URN
150815

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 46 families named it first for 51 Reception places, 0.90 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 8 February 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.90 first-choice applications per place

51 places offered · 46 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

66 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
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
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 peers65%
South Gloucestershire average62.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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
Hopping Hill Primary SchoolNorthampton · 86 miles awayGood58%
Granby Primary SchoolLeicester · 98 miles awayGood47%
Wrekin View Primary SchoolTelford · 86 miles awayNo current grade67%
Oaklands Primary SchoolLondon · 93 miles awayOutstanding76%
Hempshill Hall Primary SchoolNottingham · 119 miles awayGood66%
Parklands Educate Together PrimaryWeston-Super-Mare · 20 miles awayGood47%
Stoke Damerel Primary AcademyPlymouth · 104 miles awayExpected standard65%
Olive Hill Primary AcademyHalesowen · 72 miles awayExpected standard62%
Abbey Meads Community Primary SchoolSwindon · 32 miles awayGood81%
Pathfinder CofE Primary SchoolCambridge · 123 miles awayGood65%
Kenningtons Primary AcademySouth Ockendon · 118 miles awayOutstanding88%
Bishop Chavasse Primary SchoolTonbridge · 122 miles awayGood65%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 70% (South Gloucestershire 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 10% (South Gloucestershire 5%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 3% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 1% (South Gloucestershire 0%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

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)
5.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.74 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · South Gloucestershire: 3.09 suspensions and 0.04 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
19.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

77% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 20% 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)

59.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.1 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 £46,919; 16.7% 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£6,274
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£117,000

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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)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier57.2%62.3%
Social housing20.3%17.1%
Privately rented22.4%20.5%
Detached houses9%22.9%
Flats36.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van22.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01015007 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£286,000756 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£218,500–£325,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (33)£390,000
Semi-detached (191)£325,000
Terraced (341)£290,000
Flat (191)£194,000

Homes around this school are cheaper 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
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
13an 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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