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Cheddar Grove Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Cheddar Grove, Bedminster Down, Bristol BS13 7EN · cheddargroveschool.org.uk · 0117 903 0418
On the mapSearch near BS13 7EN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bristol, City of 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.02 mi
- 1.64 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bristol Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 437
- 91% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
- First language not English
- 3%
- 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 1.02 mi (1.64 km) from the school. Source: Bristol Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 92% 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 | 59 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 57 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 39 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.02 mi1.64 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The council marks the distance as not needed as a tie-break.
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131493)
Ofsted
Cheddar Grove Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- 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: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131493), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131493)
Nov 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131493)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (95 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 95
- 21% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (15%) with SEND