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Hotwells Primary School

4–11Ages
114Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140728URN

Hope Chapel Hill, Hotwells, Bristol, BS8 4ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.5 above Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

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32 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%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 · 27 September 2022Ofsted'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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Bristol, City of median (2.2) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

32 applications · 12 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 3.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2024 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2023 2.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2022 3.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2021 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 2.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2018 2.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2017 2.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2016 2.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2015 2.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2014 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 1.2; as the previous school

This school
Bristol, City of median

Dashed bars: as Hotwells Primary School (URN 108937), the previous school.

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	12	32	2.7	11	0.92
Sep 2025	12	40	3.3	12	1.00
Sep 2024	20	39	2.0	20	1.00
Sep 2023	15	38	2.5	12	0.80
Sep 2022	12	39	3.3	11	0.92
Sep 2021	23	49	2.1	18	0.78
Sep 2020	25	57	2.3	21	0.84
Sep 2019	23	55	2.4	20	0.87
Sep 2018	30	79	2.6	29	0.97
Sep 2017	22	54	2.5	19	0.86
Sep 2016	27	67	2.5	19	0.70
Sep 2015	30	88	2.9	29	0.97
Sep 2014 *	30	50	1.7	39	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 88% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%5th of 90 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Bristol, City of 77% England 78%

Higher standard54%

Bristol, City of 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Bristol, City of 70% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Bristol, City of 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Bristol, City of 73% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Bristol, City of 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	85%	15%	110	108
2023/24	73%	18%	110	105
2022/23	62%	8%	109	102

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

Hotwells Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Bristol, City of

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Ashton Gate Primary School
1.0 km · Bristol, City of

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Cathedral Primary School
1.5 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Southville Primary School
1.5 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Luckwell Primary School
1.6 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.4applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Willow Park CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Bristol, City of

Special measures Inadequate2024
Holy Cross RC Primary School
1.7 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

2.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Compass Point Primary School
1.8 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

2.0applications per place 41%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140728 · 801/2044
Trust: Amplify Education
Capacity: 210 pupils · 114 on roll
Free school meals: 31.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Hotwells Primary School (URN 108937)
Address: Hope Chapel Hill, Hotwells, Bristol, BS8 4ND
Local authority: Bristol, City of

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