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May Park Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Bristol · BS5 6LE

Ages 3–11 · 446 pupils · Bristol, City of

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

Overall absence

8.9%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-11-08

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
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)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)32.2%
Unauthorised3.5%
Authorised absence
5.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
454

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

54

Places offered

58

1st-preference offers

54

Total preferences (any rank)
131
Preferred offers (top 3)
58
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 fill67%

446 pupils · 670 places

Pupils on roll
446
Boys / girls
225 / 221
School capacity
670
Capacity fill
446 / 670 (67%)
Free school meals
31.4%
FSM pupils
138
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Excalibur Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Emma Tovey

Location

Address
Coombe Road, Eastville
Postcode
BS5 6LE
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
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
24 on roll / 24 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bristol, Bristol, City of, 446 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 31.4%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; 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.

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  • Whitehall Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bristol · BS5 9AT · Bristol, City of

    Ages 5–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM23.1%
    • Demand1.35

    0.5 miles away

  • Glenfrome Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Bristol · BS5 6TY · Bristol, City of

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.5 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

    0.6 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

    0.7 miles away

  • Summerhill Academy

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bristol · BS5 7JU · Bristol, City of

    Ages 7–11

    • KS294%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM32.7%

    1.0 miles away

  • Summerhill Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bristol · BS5 7LE · Bristol, City of

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM26.7%
    • Demand0.85

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Emma Tovey
Telephone
01179030075
Website
https://www.maypark.bristol.sch.uk/

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