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Gillingstool Primary School

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

personMrs Caroline Carter

location_onBristol, BS35 2EG

language Visit Website phone 1454866527

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

166

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Expected Standard

38%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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Gillingstool Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bristol, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Gillingstool Primary School is a community school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 166 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 38% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #76 of 89 primaries in South Gloucestershire and #13,084 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 19.8%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading58% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -1.1

-3.5 to 3.7

-0.3

Write

LA -1.5

-3.8 to 3.1

0.9

Maths

LA -1.3

-2.4 to 4.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.4

-2.6 to 2.2

-2.1

Write

LA 0.0

-4.3 to 0.1

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.7 to -0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 62%

Reading60% LA 74%

Writing64% LA 79%

Maths64% LA 71%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.3

-5.5 to -0.9

-1.7

Write

LA 0.2

-3.9 to 0.5

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.3 to -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 May 2024

Inspection Report

12 July 2022

Inspection Report

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11 September 2018

Inspection Report

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21 January 2015

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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29 November 2011

Inspection Report

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25 May 2010

Inspection Report

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01 May 2007

Inspection Report

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10 June 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-07-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-09-11

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-01-21

None Legacy

Good

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

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(4 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 205 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	205	5	2.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	204	2	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	198	4	2.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	176	3	1.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	166	4	2.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	152	2	1.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	145	1	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	138	3	2.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	144	4	2.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	166	4	2.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	164	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	164	1	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	151	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	151	4	2.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	150	2	1.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	157	3	1.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	161	3	1.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	164	2	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	164	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	166	2	1.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	165	4	2.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	166	2	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	165	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	164	1	0.6%	0.5%