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Cotham Gardens Primary School

4–11Ages
365Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138708URN

18 Cotham Grove, Bristol, BS6 6AL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

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42 applications for 22 places · 60th of 89 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · 10 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes	Requires improvement
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Inadequate
Early years provision	Requires improvement

Inspection history

10 December 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
11 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Bristol, City of median (2.2) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

42 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 2.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2024 2.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2023 2.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2022 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2021 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2020 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2018 2.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2017 2.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2016 2.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2015 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2014 1.6; Bristol, City of median median 1.2

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	22	42	1.9	22	1.00
Sep 2025	43	98	2.3	36	0.84
Sep 2024	34	97	2.9	27	0.79
Sep 2023	49	118	2.4	41	0.84
Sep 2022	69	144	2.1	57	0.83
Sep 2021	83	175	2.1	63	0.76
Sep 2020	75	154	2.1	59	0.79
Sep 2019	86	151	1.8	67	0.78
Sep 2018	84	189	2.3	71	0.85
Sep 2017	82	194	2.4	62	0.76
Sep 2016	82	192	2.3	69	0.84
Sep 2015	83	170	2.1	66	0.80
Sep 2014	59	93	1.6	74	1.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 62% · Maths 74% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%62nd of 90 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Bristol, City of 77% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Bristol, City of 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Bristol, City of 70% England 75%

Greater depth1%

Bristol, City of 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Bristol, City of 73% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Bristol, City of 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Bristol, City of median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	0%	107	104
2023/24	40%	0%	104	101
2022/23	32%	3%	105	100

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

Cotham Gardens Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School
0.5 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

3.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Willow Park CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Bristol, City of

Special measures Inadequate2024
E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School
1.2 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Cabot Primary School
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
Westbury Park School
1.5 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Sefton Park Infant School
1.5 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138708 · 801/2022
Trust: Cotham Gardens Primary School Ltd
Capacity: 630 pupils · 365 on roll
Free school meals: 27.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Colston's Primary School (URN 108922)
Address: 18 Cotham Grove, Bristol, BS6 6AL
Local authority: Bristol, City of

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