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Little Mead Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Gosforth Road, Southmead, Bristol BS10 6DS · littlemead.tila.school · 0117 377 3279
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 39%
- 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
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 435
- 15 over 420 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
- First language not English
- 46.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Amplify Education
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, 39 families put the school first and 47 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 47 | 39 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 52 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 53 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 39% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼39% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Little Mead Primary Academy on 27 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 27 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (64 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Positive
- 74%
- Replies
- 64
- 14% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on 23 parents (36%) whose child was bullied
based on 25 parents (39%) with SEND