Primary school

Horfield Church of England Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Bristol
  • BS10 5BD
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Apr 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,169 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 55%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 27%27%2016/17: top 26%26% · 2016/172017/18: top 27%2018/19: top 45%2022/23: top 86%2023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 55%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM63% · South West 62%6/10 Middle−8.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM4% · South West 6%4/10 Below−16.8 pts
Reading score106 · South West 1056/10 Middle+29.9 pts
Maths score104 · South West 1044/10 Below−5.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 66% · 56 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 73% · 60 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 76% · 59 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 69% · 59 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 44% · 59 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 61% · 59 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 63% · 56 pupils · South West 62%76%44%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 56 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 18% · 60 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 8% · 59 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 10% · 59 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 2% · 59 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 10% · 59 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 4% · 56 pupils · South West 6%18%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 56 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 107 · 60 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 106 · 59 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 103 · 59 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 104 · 59 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 107 · 59 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 106 · 56 pupils · South West 105107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 56 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 107 · 60 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 59 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 105 · 59 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 59 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 107 · 59 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 104 · 56 pupils · South West 104107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
31 of 31 who put it first2014 · 80.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3131
2nd124
3rd140

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2024

  1. 2005Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2024Requires improvementas predecessor

0 strong areas

5 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026357
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.5%
First language not English21.1%
SEN support15.3%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)5.4%
Persistently absent pupils12.8%

Girls 44.2%Boys 55.8%

85% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.4
Pupils per adult13.2
  • Classroom teachers 13.2
  • Leadership 2.8
  • Teaching assistants 10.6
  • Other support 5.7

Teachers 16 FTE · Whole workforce 32.2 · 49 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 1 months.

  • −£34,000revenue reserve
  • −£42,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (34 academies) · trust reserve £6,342,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it