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Golden Valley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Nailsea Park, Nailsea, Bristol BS48 1BB · goldenvalleyschool.co.uk · 01275 853077
On the mapSearch near BS48 1BB
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Somerset 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 6.77 mi
- 10.89 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 3 · North Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 401
- 95% of 420 places
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.7%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 3” went to a home 6.77 mi (10.89 km) from the school. Source: North Somerset Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 97% 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 | 59 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 49 | 50 | 1▲ | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 3 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 6.77 mi10.89 km | |
Offer-day round; later rounds (places freed by refusals) are not read.
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across North Somerset it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109108)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Golden Valley Primary School on 7 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 7 May 2025
- 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, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109108), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109108)
May 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109108)
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (153 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 153
- 37% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (24%) with SEND