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Elmlea Infant School

5–7Ages
270Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147476URN

Elmlea Avenue, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3UU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

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

231 applications for 90 places · 23rd of 89 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 28 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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)

231 applications · 90 places offered · 107 named it first

2026 2.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 2.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2024 2.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2023 2.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2022 3.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2021 2.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2020 2.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 2.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 2.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 3.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 1.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bristol, City of median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Bristol, City of median

Dashed bars: as Elmlea Infant School (URN 108991), 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	90	231	2.6	107	1.19
Sep 2025	90	250	2.8	125	1.39
Sep 2024	89	260	2.9	123	1.38
Sep 2023	90	254	2.8	124	1.38
Sep 2022	90	267	3.0	142	1.58
Sep 2021	90	230	2.6	101	1.12
Sep 2020	90	250	2.8	129	1.43
Sep 2019 *	90	258	2.9	122	1.36
Sep 2018 *	89	252	2.8	125	1.40
Sep 2017 *	90	242	2.7	119	1.32
Sep 2016 *	90	239	2.7	101	1.12
Sep 2015 *	90	268	3.0	140	1.56
Sep 2014 *	88	161	1.8	142	1.61

Schools nearby

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

Elmlea Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place
Elmlea Junior School
0.1 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

83%met the SATs standard
E-ACT St Ursula's Academy
0.6 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Westbury Park School
1.1 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Henleaze Junior School
1.2 km · Bristol, City of

Requires improvement2024

66%met the SATs standard
Henleaze Infant School
1.2 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

2.8applications per place
Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

2026

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

Improved significantly2025

4.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton
1.8 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 77%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147476 · 801/2138
Trust: Russell Education Trust
Capacity: 270 pupils · 270 on roll
Free school meals: 5.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Elmlea Infant School (URN 108991)
Address: Elmlea Avenue, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3UU
Local authority: Bristol, City of

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