UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Needs attentionURN 108931

Glenfrome Primary School

Community school · Bristol · BS5 6TY

Ages 4–11 · 419 pupils · Bristol, City of

School website

Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

7.1%

Admissions demand

1.16 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2025-12-09

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
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 absence7.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.6%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
378

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

1.16 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

66

Places offered

57

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
138
Preferred offers (top 3)
57
Applications from outside LA
4
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 fill97%

419 pupils · 430 places

Pupils on roll
419
Boys / girls
228 / 191
School capacity
430
Capacity fill
419 / 430 (97%)
Free school meals
22%
FSM pupils
92
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Inger O'Callaghan

Location

Address
Cottisford Road, Eastville
Postcode
BS5 6TY
Town
Bristol
Local authority
Bristol, City of
District
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol North East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision and SEN unit
Resourced places
10 on roll / 10 capacity
SEN unit places
10 on roll / 10 capacity

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, 419 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 22%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Bristol
324
Primary schools in Bristol
220
Academies among open schools in Bristol
57% (184)
Open schools in BS5
17
Primary in BS5
13
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.

Compare with theseAll in BristolNear BS5

  • May Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bristol · BS5 6LE · Bristol, City of

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence8.9%
    • FSM31.4%
    • Demand0.93

    0.5 miles away

  • Stoke Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bristol · BS7 9BY · Bristol, City of

    Ages 3–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM31.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • St Werburgh's Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bristol · BS2 9US · Bristol, City of

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM30.5%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Sefton Park Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bristol · BS7 9BJ · Bristol, City of

    Ages 3–7

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

    0.8 miles away

  • Sefton Park Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bristol · BS7 9BJ · Bristol, City of

    Ages 7–11

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

    0.8 miles away

  • Brunel Field Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bristol · BS7 9JT · Bristol, City of

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM5.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Evergreen Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bristol · BS5 0YR · Bristol, City of

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM52.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Ashley Down Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Bristol · BS7 9PD · Bristol, City of

    Ages 4–11

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

    1.0 miles away

New to reading school data? See Ofsted ratings explained and how to compare schools.

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Inger O'Callaghan
Telephone
01173772247
Website
www.glenfrome.bristol.sch.uk/

Official links