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St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 372Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 144724URN

Windmill Close, Windmill Hill, St. Mary Redcliffe Primary School, Bristol, BS3 4DP · 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
2.7per place
0.5 above Bristol, City of median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bristol, City of

120 applications for 45 places · 19th of 89 in Bristol, City of
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
30%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 3 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
Early yearsNeeds attention
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. 6 January 2026
    Report card · 7 Needs attention
  2. 16 November 2021
    Graded inspection: 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)

120 applications · 45 places offered · 35 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  2. 2025 2.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  3. 2024 2.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  4. 2023 2.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  5. 2022 2.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  6. 2021 2.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  7. 2020 2.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  8. 2019 2.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  9. 2018 2.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  10. 2017 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
  11. 2016 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
  12. 2015 3.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.2; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.3; Bristol, City of median median 1.2; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Bristol, City of median in 9 of 9 years.
  • This school
  • Bristol, City of median

Dashed bars: as St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School (URN 109147), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026451202.7350.78
Sep 2025481212.5440.92
Sep 2024591382.3570.97
Sep 2023561422.5490.88
Sep 2022571342.4540.95
Sep 2021601432.4510.85
Sep 2020601392.3510.85
Sep 2019591402.4681.15
Sep 2018601432.4450.75
Sep 2017 *601612.7621.03
Sep 2016 *601632.7831.38
Sep 2015 *601833.1741.23
Sep 2014 *60751.3641.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 37% · Maths 59% → all three 30% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard30%87th of 90 in Bristol, City of
Reading
Expected standard61%
Higher standard19%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard37%
Greater depth2%
Maths
Expected standard59%
Higher standard19%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Bristol, City of median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2530%2%103102
2023/2440%2%104100
2022/2347%0%107101

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
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
144724 · 801/2114
Trust
Lighthouse Schools Partnership
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
420 pupils · 372 on roll
Free school meals
34.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 July 2017
Replaced
St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School (URN 109147)
Address
Windmill Close, Windmill Hill, St. Mary Redcliffe Primary School, Bristol, BS3 4DP
Local authority
Bristol, City of

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