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Elmlea Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Academy
Elmlea Avenue, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3UU · elmleaschools.org.uk · 0117 235 2900
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Last distance offered
- 0.85 mi
- 1.37 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bristol Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 270
- At capacity · 270 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Free school meals
- 5.2%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- 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 0.85 mi (1.37 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.68 mi (1.09 km). Source: Bristol Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 107 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 80% 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 | 90 | 107 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 125 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 123 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 124 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 142 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.85 mi1.37 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.68 mi1.09 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.68 mi1.10 km | |
Ofsted
Elmlea Infant School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 28 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2009
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108991), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108991)
Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108991)
Feb 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108991)
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (169 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 169
- 62% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (7%) with SEND