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Upper Horfield Primary School

  • 2–11Ages
  • 185Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 108970URN

Upper Horfield Community School & Early Years, Sheridan Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 0PU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.2per place
close to Bristol, City of median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bristol, City of

40 applications for 18 places · 39th of 89 in Bristol, City of
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
58%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 17 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 20 January 2026
    Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
  2. 20 June 2023
    Graded inspection: Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.2applications per place, Reception
close to Bristol, City of median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

40 applications · 18 places offered · 17 named it first

  1. 2026 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  2. 2025 2.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  3. 2024 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  4. 2023 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  5. 2022 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  6. 2021 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  7. 2020 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  8. 2019 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  9. 2018 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  10. 2017 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  11. 2016 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  12. 2015 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  13. 2014 1.2; Bristol, City of median median 1.2
More applications per place than the Bristol, City of median in 1 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Bristol, City of median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202618402.2170.94
Sep 202520452.3180.90
Sep 202420442.2190.95
Sep 202329551.9291.00
Sep 202226441.7210.81
Sep 202123431.9140.61
Sep 202030662.2240.80
Sep 201929521.8240.83
Sep 201829622.1240.83
Sep 201727582.2220.81
Sep 201630561.9290.97
Sep 201527481.8210.78
Sep 201430371.2230.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 63% · Maths 89% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%49th of 90 in Bristol, City of
Reading
Expected standard79%
Higher standard42%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard63%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard89%
Higher standard42%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Bristol, City of median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2558%0%106107
2023/2472%8%107106
2022/2354%4%106102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
108970 · 801/2086
Capacity
210 pupils · 185 on roll
Free school meals
36.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Upper Horfield Community School & Early Years, Sheridan Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 0PU
Local authority
Bristol, City of

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources