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Horfield Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Bishop Manor Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bishop Manor Road, Bristol BS10 5BD · horfieldceprimaryschool.org · 0117 903 0041
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- 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
- 357
- 85% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 17.4%
- First language not English
- 24.4%
- 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, 31 families put the school first and 35 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 | 35 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 52 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 53 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109143)
Ofsted
Horfield Church of England Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 16 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109143)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109143), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109143)
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109143)
Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109143)