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Cabot Primary School

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

personMrs Felicity LLewelyn-Hodgson

corporate_fareEXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBristol, BS2 9JE

language Visit Website phone 1173772630

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

190

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Expected Standard

48%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Cabot Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bristol, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cabot Primary School is an academy converter in Bristol, Bristol, City of, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 197 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #77 of 91 primaries in Bristol, City of and #11,831 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. 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 16.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

48%

LA 55%

Reading70% LA 69%

Writing70% LA 64%

Maths70% LA 67%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading70% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading50% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing39% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths32% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.6

-4.2 to 0.8

-2.0

Write

LA -1.1

-4.4 to 0.4

-3.1

Maths

LA -1.2

-5.4 to -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-01-28

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-02-05

None EIF

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 197 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	199	2	1.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	6	3.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	200	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	194	3	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	193	7	3.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	178	4	2.2%	0.5%

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 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils