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May Park Primary School

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personMrs Gina De N'Yeurt

corporate_fareEXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBristol, BS5 6LE

language Visit Website phone 1179030075

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

524

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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May Park Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Bristol, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

May Park Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Bristol, Bristol, City of, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 468 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #43 of 91 primaries in Bristol, City of and #8,510 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 55%

Reading75% LA 69%

Writing75% LA 64%

Maths64% LA 67%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading62% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths52% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

24%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading47% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing33% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths38% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA -0.6

-4.6 to -1.1

-6.5

Write

LA -1.1

-8.2 to -4.8

-4.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-5.9 to -2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%England 65%

Reading-% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.1

Write

LA 0.1

Maths

LA -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 November 2023

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-08

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-04-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2015-03-04

None EIF

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

3.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 468 pupils. During this period, there were 15 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.2%, which is above 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)	468	15	3.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	465	10	2.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	537	10	1.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	530	9	1.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	531	7	1.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	535	7	1.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	524	5	1.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	503	9	1.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	510	7	1.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	494	4	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	492	8	1.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	499	6	1.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	502	2	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	502	4	0.8%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	542	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	542	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	546	16	2.9%	0.6%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 39 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 26 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 21 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils