Community school · Bristol, City of

Whitehall Primary School

5–11Ages
602Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109132URN

Johnsons Lane, Whitehall, Bristol, BS5 9AT

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.4 above Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bristol, City of

232 applications for 90 places · 22nd of 89 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Bristol, City of median (2.2) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

232 applications · 90 places offered · 129 named it first

2026 2.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 2.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2024 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2023 3.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2022 3.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2021 3.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2020 3.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 3.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2018 2.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2017 3.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2016 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2015 2.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2014 2.9; Bristol, City of median median 1.2

More applications per place than the Bristol, City of median in 13 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	90	232	2.6	129	1.43
Sep 2025	90	252	2.8	125	1.39
Sep 2024	88	236	2.7	119	1.35
Sep 2023	88	272	3.1	141	1.60
Sep 2022	89	290	3.3	141	1.58
Sep 2021	88	313	3.6	159	1.81
Sep 2020	90	313	3.5	148	1.64
Sep 2019	90	294	3.3	175	1.94
Sep 2018	90	264	2.9	142	1.58
Sep 2017	90	290	3.2	164	1.82
Sep 2016	90	243	2.7	119	1.32
Sep 2015	90	250	2.8	132	1.47
Sep 2014	59	170	2.9	146	2.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 62% · Maths 65% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%64th of 90 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Bristol, City of 77% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Bristol, City of 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Bristol, City of 70% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Bristol, City of 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Bristol, City of 73% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Bristol, City of 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bristol, City of median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	4%	105	103
2023/24	52%	2%	107	103
2022/23	59%	6%	107	104

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

Whitehall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy
0.7 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy
0.8 km · Bristol, City of

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
May Park Primary School
0.8 km · Bristol, City of

Requires improvement2023

2.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Bristol, City of

Good2024

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Summerhill Academy
1.0 km · Bristol, City of

2026

89%met the SATs standard
Summerhill Infant School
1.0 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place
Evergreen Primary Academy
1.2 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

2.2applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Easton CofE Primary School
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

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: 109132 · 801/2328
Capacity: 630 pupils · 602 on roll
Free school meals: 23.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Johnsons Lane, Whitehall, Bristol, BS5 9AT
Local authority: Bristol, City of

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