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St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary controlled
Worrall Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2UH · 0117 903 0251
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- 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
- 481
- 92% of 525 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Free school meals
- 8.7%
- First language not English
- 27.2%
- 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, 65 families put the school first and 72 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 | 72 | 65 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 75 | 71 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 71 | 66 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 73 | 91 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 75 | 83 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.72 mi2.77 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.67 mi1.07 km | |
The council marks the distance as not needed as a tie-break.
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jun 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (234 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 234
- 50% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (15%) with SEND