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Brunel Field Primary School

Community school · Bristol · BS7 9JT

Ages 4–11 · 398 pupils · Bristol, City of

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-11-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)60%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.5%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
362

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

50

Places offered

51

1st-preference offers

50

Total preferences (any rank)
161
Preferred offers (top 3)
50
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill95%

398 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
398
Boys / girls
216 / 182
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
398 / 420 (95%)
Free school meals
5%
FSM pupils
20
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

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
Federation
Ashley Down Schools Federation
Headteacher
Mr Nicholas Bailey

Location

Address
College Road
Postcode
BS7 9JT
Town
Bristol
Local authority
Bristol, City of
District
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol North West
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 4–11, in Bristol, Bristol, City of, 398 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5%.

Open schools in Bristol
324
Primary schools in Bristol
220
Academies among open schools in Bristol
57% (184)
Open schools in BS7
16
Primary in BS7
11
Open schools in Bristol, City of LA
174
Primary in Bristol, City of LA
102

Nearby primary schools

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

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    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM7.5%
    • Demand0.89

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    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS253%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM13.4%

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    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    • KS265%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM10.1%
    • Demand0.97

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    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM7.4%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence6.0%
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    Ofsted: Good

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    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM30.5%
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  • Glenfrome Primary School

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    • KS260%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM22.0%
    • Demand1.16

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Nicholas Bailey
Telephone
01173532471
Website
www.brunelfieldschool.org.uk

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