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Broadway Infant School

Primary · Bristol · BS37 7AD

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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 19 July 2023

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At a glance

179 pupils · 99% of 180 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–7
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
10.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
5.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.bridgewayfederation.co.uk/
URN
150818

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 50 families named it first for 59 Reception places, 0.85 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2023 entry went to 1.16 miles; distance decided places in 3 of the 5 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2021 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 19 July 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.85 first-choice applications per place

59 places offered · 50 first-choice applications · usually has places

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 1.16 miles for 2023 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2023 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 1.16 miles

measured in a straight line.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Geographical considerations
1.59 miles

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 92% (South Gloucestershire 73%, England 60%) · Any other Asian background 2% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 1%)

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)
4.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.8%
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 · 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
22.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

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)

83.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.4 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 £51,352; 23.1% 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£6,522
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£51,000

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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)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work32.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier77.2%62.3%
Social housing14.2%17.1%
Privately rented8.6%20.5%
Detached houses20.1%22.9%
Flats2.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms24.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01015018 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£335,000415 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£275,000–£398,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (105)£450,000
Semi-detached (131)£337,000
Terraced (106)£290,000
Flat (73)£245,000

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 (1.87 km, 2023 entry): 1,257 sales, median £310,000. 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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
16an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an 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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