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Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Channells Hill, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3HZ · westburyontrym.academy · 0117 377 2605
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bristol, City of 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.65 mi
- 1.05 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bristol Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 414
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Free school meals
- 11.4%
- First language not English
- 19.8%
- 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 0.65 mi (1.05 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.72 mi (1.16 km). Source: Bristol Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 87 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 64% 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 | 60 | 87 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 57 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 53 | 42 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.65 mi1.05 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.72 mi1.16 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.14 mi1.83 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 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 Dec 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (186 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 186
- 45% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 48 parents (26%) with SEND