School profile

Glenfrome Primary School

Primary · Community school · Bristol, BS5 6TY

Requires improvement

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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#9,193 of 15,057

Worse than 61% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Glenfrome Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 9 Dec 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils419
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Inger O'Callaghan
Local authorityBristol, City of
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 108931.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolBristol, City ofEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%, similar to England, similar to Bristol, City of59%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.5%, worse than England, similar to Bristol, City of6%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.107, similar to England, better than Bristol, City of105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, similar to Bristol, City of104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.106, similar to England, better than Bristol, City of104105
Expected standard in reading85%, better than England, better than Bristol, City of73%76%
Expected standard in writing68%, worse than England, similar to Bristol, City of68%73%
Expected standard in maths72%, similar to England, similar to Bristol, City of72%75%
Pupils taking tests60--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils419
Girls191
Boys228
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.22%
First language not English32.2%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.420
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.0.2%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.67
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.25
Average class size29

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
45.6%
Pakistani
11.5%
Other White
9.1%
Other mixed
7.9%
African
7.4%
White and Black Caribbean
6.4%
White and Black African
2.9%
Bangladeshi
1.9%
Caribbean
1.9%
White and Asian
1.2%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher18.2
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10
Teachers (FTE)23
Teaching assistants (FTE)18.77
Support staff (FTE)25.89
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2520.3
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2518.3
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.59
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.143
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.53
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.50
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolBristol, City ofEngland
Overall absence8.4%, worse than England, worse than Bristol, City of5.6%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.27.4%, worse than England, worse than Bristol, City of15.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.1%, worse than England, similar to Bristol, City of1.6%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.5%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Glenfrome Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miNot applicableCollegiate SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.5 miSecondaryFairfield High SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryMay Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.6 miSecondaryTrinity AcademyFree schools
Good
0.6 miPrimaryStoke Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miNurserySt Werburghs Park Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Werburgh's Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimarySefton Park Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimarySefton Park Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryBrunel Field Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Glenfrome Primary School

What is Glenfrome Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Glenfrome Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 9 Dec 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Glenfrome Primary School rank in England?

Glenfrome Primary School ranks 9,193 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 61% of schools).

What are Glenfrome Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Glenfrome Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Glenfrome Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Glenfrome Primary School made 59 offers from 143 applications (2.4 per offer), and 50 of 53 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Glenfrome Primary School?

Glenfrome Primary School has 419 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Glenfrome Primary School?

Glenfrome Primary School had 420 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Glenfrome Primary School?

At Glenfrome Primary School, the average class had 29 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.2 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Glenfrome Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Glenfrome Primary School missed 8.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 27.4% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.