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Parson Street Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Bedminster Road, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 5NR · parsonstreet.com · 0117 903 0226
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 50%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bristol, City of 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 232
- 49% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 43.2%
- First language not English
- 23.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Amplify Education
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 27 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 | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 31 | 29 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▼50% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Parson Street Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 34
- 11% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied