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Best primary schools in Bristol, City of

90 of 102 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Bristol, City of schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

75 of 102 rated Good or Outstanding
13 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 60.0% (best 91.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Westbury Park School Bristol	91.0%	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.49 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
2	Evergreen Primary Academy Bristol	89.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
3	Summerhill Academy Bristol	89.0%	Good	—	approximate
4	Bishop Road Primary School Bristol	86.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
5	Hotwells Primary School Bristol	85.0%	Good improving	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
6	Elmlea Junior School Bristol	83.0%	Not judged	—	approximate
7	Oasis Academy Bank Leaze Bristol	81.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School Bristol	81.0%	Good declining	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
9	Perry Court E-ACT Academy Hengrove	80.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
10	Minerva Primary Academy Bristol hidden gem	79.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
11	St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton Bristol	77.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
12	Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School Bristol hidden gem	77.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
13	Oasis Academy Marksbury Road Bedminster	75.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
14	Southville Primary School Bristol	75.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
15	Ashton Vale Primary School Bristol	74.0%	Not judged	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
16	E-Act St Ursula's Academy Bristol hidden gem	74.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
17	Headley Park Primary School Bristol	73.0%	Not judged	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
18	Bridge Farm Primary School Bristol	72.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
19	Cheddar Grove Primary School Bristol	72.0%	Good	about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
20	Greenfield E-ACT Primary Academy Bristol	71.0%	Not judged	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
21	Oasis Academy New Oak Bristol	71.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
22	Brunel Field Primary School Bristol	70.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
23	St Bernard's Catholic Primary School BRISTOL	70.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
24	Holy Cross RC Primary School Bristol	68.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
25	Blaise Primary and Nursery School Bristol	67.0%	Not judged improving	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
26	St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Bristol	67.0%	Good declining	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
27	Begbrook Primary Academy Bristol	66.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
28	Brentry Primary School Bristol	66.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.48 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
29	Henleaze Junior School Bristol	66.0%	Requires improvement declining	—	approximate
30	St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC) Bristol	66.0%	Good declining	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
31	Filton Avenue Primary School Bristol	65.0%	Good improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
32	Knowle Park Primary School Bristol	65.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
33	Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy Bristol	65.0%	Good improving	oversubscribed 1.45 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
34	Wicklea Academy Bristol	65.0%	Requires improvement	—	approximate
35	Woodlands Academy Bristol	65.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
36	Victoria Park Primary School Bristol	64.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.34 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
37	Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Bristol	63.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
38	Cathedral Primary School Bristol	62.0%	Not judged	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
39	School of Christ The King Catholic Primary Bristol	62.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	E-Act Fairlawn Primary School Montpelier	61.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
41	Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol Bristol	61.0%	Good declining	oversubscribed 1.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
42	Sefton Park Junior School Bristol	61.0%	Good	—	approximate
43	Air Balloon Hill Primary School Bristol	60.0%	Good improving	about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
44	Glenfrome Primary School Bristol	60.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
45	Henbury Court Primary Academy Bristol	60.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
46	May Park Primary School Bristol	60.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
47	Ashley Down Primary School Bristol	59.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
48	St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Bristol	59.0%	Good declining	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
49	E-Act Bannerman Road Community Academy Bristol	58.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
50	Upper Horfield Primary School Bristol	58.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
51	Ashton Gate Primary School Bristol	57.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
52	Four Acres Academy Bristol	57.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
53	Frome Vale Academy Bristol	57.0%	Outstanding	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
54	E-Act Barton Hill Academy Bristol	56.0%	Requires improvement	undersubscribed 0.82 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
55	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Bristol	56.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
56	St Werburgh's Primary School Bristol	56.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
57	Two Mile Hill Primary School Bristol	56.0%	Requires improvement	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
58	West Town Lane Academy Bristol	56.0%	Good	about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
59	Hillcrest Primary School Bristol	55.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
60	Holymead Primary School Bristol	55.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
61	Avanti Gardens School Bristol	54.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.54 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
62	Cotham Gardens Primary School Bristol	53.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
63	Wansdyke Primary School Bristol hidden gem	53.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.79 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
64	Easton CofE Primary School Bristol	52.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
65	Whitehall Primary School Bristol	52.0%	Good declining	oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
66	Fishponds CofE Primary School Bristol hidden gem	51.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
67	Oasis Academy Connaught Bristol	51.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
68	Parson Street Primary School Bristol	50.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
69	Broomhill Junior School Bristol	49.0%	Good	—	approximate
70	Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Bristol	48.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
71	Cabot Primary School Bristol	48.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
72	Waycroft Academy Bristol	48.0%	Good improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
73	Fonthill Primary Academy Bristol hidden gem	47.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
74	Oasis Academy Long Cross Bristol	47.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
75	Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy Bristol	47.0%	Requires improvement declining	undersubscribed 0.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
76	Shirehampton Primary School Bristol	47.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
77	St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Bristol	47.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
78	Hareclive E-ACT Academy Bristol hidden gem	44.0%	Outstanding	about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
79	Chester Park Junior School Bristol	41.0%	Good	—	approximate
80	Christ Church Church of England Primary School Bristol	41.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
81	Compass Point Primary School Bristol	41.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
82	Little Mead Primary Academy Bristol	39.0%	Requires improvement	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
83	Stoke Park Primary School Bristol	39.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
84	Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy Bristol	38.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
85	St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School Bristol	33.0%	Inadequate	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
86	Hannah More Primary School Bristol	32.0%	Not judged	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
87	St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School Bristol hidden gem	30.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
88	Fair Furlong Primary School Bristol	28.0%	Not judged improving	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
89	Luckwell Primary School Bristol	27.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
90	E-Act the Kingfisher School Bristol	21.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

Also in Bristol, City of

12 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Bristol, City of, not a fairer one.

Broomhill Infant & Nursery School Ofsted: Good
Chester Park Infant School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
Elmlea Infant School Ofsted: Outstanding
Henleaze Infant School Ofsted: Good
Horfield Church of England Primary School Ofsted: Requires improvement
Nova Primary School Ofsted: Good
Sea Mills Primary School and Nursery Ofsted: Good hidden gem
Sefton Park Infant School Ofsted: Good
St Anne's Infant School Ofsted: Good
St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Good
Summerhill Infant School Ofsted: Good
Willow Park CofE Primary School

Applying in Bristol, City of

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

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