Gillingstool Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Bristol, South Gloucestershire·BS35 2EG
Composite score
39.8
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#10,961
National rank
#1122
In South West
#58
In South Gloucestershire
Top 74%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
54%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
16 first choices, 19 places
First choices per place
0.84
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
53
any preference, for 19 places

Every child who put Gillingstool Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
204
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
31.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
17.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,926
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Gillingstool Primary School at a glance

Located in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Gillingstool Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 204 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 54% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 16.0 percentage points year on 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 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Gillingstool Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 19 Reception places. There are about 21.1 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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 above.

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