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Barrs Court Primary School

Primary · Bristol · BS30 7JB

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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 March 2023

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At a glance

295 pupils · 94% of 315 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
12.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.barrscourtprimaryschool.co.uk
URN
150820

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 32 families named it first for 37 Reception places, 0.86 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 8 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.86 first-choice applications per place

37 places offered · 32 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
67%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
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 school67%
Median of its 12 closest peers64.5%
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
Red Rose Primary SchoolChester le Street · 238 miles awayGood81%
Dinglewell Junior SchoolGloucester · 31 miles awayGood78%
Tenterfields Primary AcademyHALESOWEN · 72 miles awayGood50%
Auckley Primary AcademyDoncaster · 155 miles awayGood79%
Huntington Primary AcademyYork · 186 miles awayExpected standard60%
Seaburn Dene Primary SchoolSunderland · 245 miles awayGood80%
Fitzmaurice Primary SchoolBradford-on-Avon · 13 miles awayGood56%
Towers Junior SchoolHornchurch · 117 miles awayGood (2015)66%
Wychwood Church of England Primary SchoolChipping Norton · 48 miles awayGood53%
St Leonard's CofE Primary SchoolBridgnorth · 76 miles awayExpected standard63%
St Anne's Church of England Primary SchoolBristol · 1 miles awayNo current grade58%
Broughton Junior SchoolAylesbury · 78 miles awayGood81%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 81% (South Gloucestershire 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (South Gloucestershire 5%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 3%) · Black African 3% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (South Gloucestershire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 1% (South Gloucestershire 0%, England 1%) · other groups together 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)
4.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.33 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
21
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 14% 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)

68.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.6 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 £47,336; 6.2% 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£6,638
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 71% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 19% (9%) · educational supplies 12% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance -£222,000

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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)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work32.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier84.5%62.3%
Social housing1.7%17.1%
Privately rented13.8%20.5%
Detached houses19%22.9%
Flats5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms13.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014935 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£315,000482 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£278,000–£386,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (103)£457,500
Semi-detached (161)£330,000
Terraced (183)£285,000
Flat (35)£190,000

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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
18an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an 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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