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Glenfrome Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Cottisford Road, Eastville, Bristol BS5 6TY · glenfrome.bristol.sch.uk · 0117 377 2247
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Dec 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bristol, City of 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.16 mi
- 1.87 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bristol Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 419
- 97% of 430 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 22%
- First language not English
- 32.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.16 mi (1.87 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.90 mi (1.45 km). Source: Bristol Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 53 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 57 | 66 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 55 | 53 | 1 | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.16 mi1.87 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.90 mi1.45 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.88 mi1.42 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Bristol, City of it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Glenfrome Primary School on 9 December 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 9 Dec 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (195 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Positive
- 97%
- Replies
- 195
- 46% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 23 parents (12%) whose child was bullied
based on 57 parents (29%) with SEND