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Bridge Farm Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
East Dundry Road, Bristol BS14 0LL · bridgefarmschool.org.uk · 0117 903 0420
On the mapSearch near BS14 0LL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- 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
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 606
- 96% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.8%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- School census 2025/26
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, 69 families put the school first and 74 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 | 74 | 69 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 86 | 85 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 87 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 93 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 94 | 1▲ | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 132161)
Ofsted
Bridge Farm Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jun 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: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 132161), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132161)
Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132161)
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 110
- 17% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 36 parents (33%) with SEND