Barrs Court Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Bristol, South Gloucestershire·BS30 7JB
Composite score
43.6
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#9,643
National rank
#977
In South West
#46
In South Gloucestershire
Top 65%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
32 first choices, 37 places
First choices per place
0.86
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
79
any preference, for 37 places
Applications from another council area
1%

Every child who put Barrs Court 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
301
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
12.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
10.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,638
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

Barrs Court Primary School is a primary school serving Bristol, South Gloucestershire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 301 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 4.0 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 105 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Barrs Court Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 32 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 23.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Barrs Court Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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