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Kings' Forest Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Station Road, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 4PQ · kingsforestschool.co.uk · 01454 866466
On the mapSearch near BS15 4PQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Nov 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. South Gloucestershire 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 451
- 31 over 420 places · 107%
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.6%
- First language not English
- 9.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Leaf Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 66 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 89% 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 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across South Gloucestershire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131507)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Kings' Forest Primary School on 18 November 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 18 Nov 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131507), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131507)
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good 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 131507)
Dec 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131507)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Positive
- 97%
- Replies
- 69
- 16% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on 8 parents (12%) whose child was bullied
based on 18 parents (26%) with SEND