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Pensford Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Pensford Hill, Pensford, Bristol BS39 4AA · pensfordschool.org · 01761 490470
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 93%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bath and North East Somerset 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.46 mi
- 3.95 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Last category · Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 100
- 95% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Last category” went to a home 2.46 mi (3.95 km) from the school. Source: Bath and North East Somerset Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 82% 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 | 15 | 17 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 19 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 19 | 1.4▲ | 74% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 11 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Last category | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.46 mi3.95 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 93% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲93% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109068)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Pensford Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109068), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109068)
Apr 2015Requires 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 109068)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 45
- 45% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 13% who had a child bullied