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Holymead Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Hollywood Road, Brislington, Bristol BS4 4LE · holymeadp.bristol.sch.uk · 0117 377 2381
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bristol, City of 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Bristol Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 583
- 93% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 13.6%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bristol Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 88 places were offered; 100% 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 | 88 | 79 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 80 | 76 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 87 | 99 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 86 | 81 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 78 | 76 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | 0.52 mi0.84 km | |
The council marks the distance as not needed as a tie-break.
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Holymead Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (139 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 139
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (9%) with SEND