Primary school

May Park Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Bristol
  • BS5 6LE
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Nov 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,216 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 62%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 84%84%2016/17: top 96%2017/18: top 99%2018/19: top 99%2022/23: top 99%2023/24: top 87%2024/25: top 62%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM60% · South West 62%5/10 Middle+42 pts
Higher standard, RWM4% · South West 6%4/10 Below+28.2 pts
Reading score106 · South West 1056/10 Middle+40.5 pts
Maths score103 · South West 1043/10 Below+20.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 37% · 57 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 31% · 83 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 22% · 97 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 26% · 95 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 24% · 58 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 44% · 79 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 60% · 53 pupils · South West 62%60%22%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 57 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 83 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 1% · 97 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 2% · 95 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 58 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 3% · 79 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 4% · 53 pupils · South West 6%4%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 57 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 99 · 83 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 100 · 97 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 102 · 95 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 99 · 58 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 104 · 79 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 106 · 53 pupils · South West 10510699No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 57 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 99 · 83 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 97 · 97 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 101 · 95 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 97 · 58 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 100 · 79 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 103 · 53 pupils · South West 10410397No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
46 of 46 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4646
2nd336
3rd310

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2019Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2023Requires improvement

3 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision

2 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026446
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.0%
First language not English41.2%
SEN support15.6%
EHC plan5.8%
Absence (sessions missed)8.4%
Persistently absent pupils31.0%

Girls 49.6%Boys 50.4%

66.6% full · 670 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 97 responses (18.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school96.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved91.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 77.3% not applicable68.2% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year84.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 25.8% not applicable90.3% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed80% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child80.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school95.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing88.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school88.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development87.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent96.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.4
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 18.7
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 21.7
  • Other support 10.2

Teachers 21.7 FTE · Whole workforce 53.6 · 78 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,852
Spend per pupil£8,874
Staff spend per pupil£7,307
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£10,000in-year balance

Grants £8,577 · self-generated £275 · premises £422 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST (20 academies) · trust reserve £4,863,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it