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Barley Close Community Primary School

Community school · Bristol · BS16 9DL

Ages 5–11 · 207 pupils · South Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

Overall absence

7.5%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-05-14

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)44%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.2%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
241

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

23

Places offered

26

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
54
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

207 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
207
Boys / girls
115 / 92
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
207 / 240 (86%)
Free school meals
31.9%
FSM pupils
66
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Jo Williams

Location

Address
Barley Close, Mangotsfield
Postcode
BS16 9DL
Town
Bristol
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
District
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
Bristol North East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, 207 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 31.9%.

Open schools in Bristol
324
Primary schools in Bristol
220
Academies among open schools in Bristol
57% (184)
Open schools in BS16
38
Primary in BS16
25
Open schools in South Gloucestershire LA
126
Primary in South Gloucestershire LA
93

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BristolNear BS16

  • Stanbridge Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bristol · BS16 6AL · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM9.6%
    • Demand0.93

    0.3 miles away

  • Emersons Green Primary School

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bristol · BS16 7GA · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM13.0%
    • Demand0.74

    0.3 miles away

  • Blackhorse Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bristol · BS16 6TR · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM6.9%
    • Demand1.22

    0.8 miles away

  • The Tynings Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Staple Hill · BS16 4SG · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM21.2%
    • Demand0.97

    0.9 miles away

  • Bromley Heath Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Bristol · BS16 6NJ · South Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM1.3%

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jo Williams
Telephone
01454867090
Website
http://www.barleycloseschool.co.uk

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