Upper Horfield Primary School

School overview

Upper Horfield Primary School is a primary school serving Bristol, Bristol, City of, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 182 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Requires improvement' in January 2026. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 14.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). If you are considering Upper Horfield Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.