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Elm Park Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mrs Carol-Marie Bond (Headteacher)

location_onBristol, BS36 1NF

language Visit Website phone 01454866750

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

189

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Expected Standard

44%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Elm Park Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bristol, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Elm Park Primary School is a community school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 174 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 44% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #66 of 80 primaries in South Gloucestershire and #11,519 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 60%

Reading67% LA 73%

Writing52% LA 71%

Maths75% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading70% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading78% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA -1.1

0.4 to 4.9

-0.3

Write

LA -1.5

-2.4 to 1.8

3.3

Maths

LA -1.3

1.2 to 5.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths68% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.4

-2.1 to 1.8

0.7

Write

LA 0.0

-1.1 to 2.5

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.0 to 0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 62%

Reading80% LA 74%

Writing80% LA 79%

Maths69% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 1.5

-0.2

Write

LA 0.2

-1.9 to 1.5

0.1

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.5 to 1.7

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#11,519 / 14,159	#66	#12,485	#1
2024	#9,331 / 14,233	#43	#8,243	#1
2023	#4,919 / 13,940	#13	#8,455	#2,468
2019	#8,712 / 11,810	#39	#8,100	#6,941
2018	#7,418 / 10,972	#35	#6,421	#6,252

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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06 November 2019

Inspection Report

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14 January 2016

Inspection Report

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28 November 2013

Inspection Report

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26 January 2012

Inspection Report

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18 June 2009

Inspection Report

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14 March 2006

Inspection Report

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10 January 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-01-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2013-11-28

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Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 193 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	193	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	185	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	190	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	189	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	233	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	263	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	260	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	262	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	273	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	282	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	283	2	0.7%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	287	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	289	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	287	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils