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Horfield Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
357Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
151920URN

Bishop Manor Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bishop Manor Road, Bristol, BS10 5BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.6 below Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bristol, City of

57 applications for 35 places · 80th of 89 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 16 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

Inspection history

16 April 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement · as Horfield Church of England Primary School, URN 109143
30 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Horfield Church of England Primary School, URN 109143

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Bristol, City of median (2.2) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

57 applications · 35 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2024 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2; as the previous school
2023 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2022 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Bristol, City of median median 1.2; as the previous school

This school
Bristol, City of median

Dashed bars: as Horfield Church of England Primary School (URN 109143), 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	35	57	1.6	31	0.89
Sep 2025 *	52	97	1.9	48	0.92
Sep 2024 *	40	86	2.2	40	1.00
Sep 2023 *	57	117	2.1	53	0.93
Sep 2022 *	59	117	2.0	53	0.90
Sep 2021 *	60	120	2.0	56	0.93
Sep 2020 *	60	162	2.7	84	1.40
Sep 2019 *	60	158	2.6	86	1.43
Sep 2018 *	59	153	2.6	86	1.46
Sep 2017 *	60	140	2.3	60	1.00
Sep 2016 *	60	144	2.4	73	1.22
Sep 2015 *	60	147	2.5	82	1.37
Sep 2014 *	58	79	1.4	60	1.03

Schools nearby

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

Horfield Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Bristol, City of

Good2024

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy
1.1 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Henleaze Junior School
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

Requires improvement2024

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

Good2022

2.8applications per place
Fonthill Primary Academy
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy
1.4 km · Bristol, City of

Improved significantly2025

4.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Ashley Down Primary School
1.4 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Upper Horfield Primary School
1.4 km · Bristol, City of

2026

2.2applications per place 58%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: 151920 · 801/3008
Trust: Lighthouse Schools Partnership
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 357 on roll
Free school meals: 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2025
Replaced: Horfield Church of England Primary School (URN 109143)
Address: Bishop Manor Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bishop Manor Road, Bristol, BS10 5BD
Local authority: Bristol, City of

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