Bishop Road Primary School

Bristol, City ofCommunity school

Bishop Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8LS

Headteacher: Mr Joseph EmissahSchool website ↗Pupils: 802 (capacity: 810)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected November 2023
86%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected November 2023
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 7 November 2023Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
86.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
23.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 94%·Writing 90%·Maths 92%All three 86%
Reading
Expected94%
Exceeding59%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected92%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
91
How many families wanted this school first?
86
How many got their first choice?
86of 86 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
240

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
20.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
15.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
370 girls, 432 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 90% (2018/19), currently 86%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1678.0%11.0%+2.1-2.7-0.2
2016/1783.0%20.0%+0.1+2.1-0.6
2017/1889.0%34.0%+2.4+2.5+2.7
2018/1990.0%34.0%+1.4+2.3+1.8
2022/2384.0%26.0%+2.6+1.4+2.4
2023/2481.0%24.0%---
2024/2586.0%23.0%---
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