Bailey's Court Primary School

Bailey’s Court Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in December 2017. The school is known for its warm and welcoming environment, where pupils of diverse backgrounds are supported effectively, leading to a strong sense of community and safety. The curriculum is well-structured, with a particular emphasis on reading and mathematics. However, the school acknowledges areas for improvement, especially in ensuring that pupils retain key knowledge in certain subjects over time. The school has successfully adapted to its growing population, including those with special educational needs, and has implemented effective strategies to improve attendance. Relationships between staff and students are strong, fostering a culture where pupils feel valued and engaged. Programs to enhance personal development are also evident, as the school emphasizes British values and community involvement, preparing pupils well for life beyond school.

Strengths

• Strong relationships and a warm, welcoming environment.
• High expectations for pupil behavior and engagement.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Well-designed and sequenced reading and mathematics curricula.
• Opportunities for personal development that promote British values.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment in new subjects not used effectively to check pupils' retention of knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bailey's Court Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Bailey's Court Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bailey's Court Primary School had 23.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.0% of pupils at Bailey's Court Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Bailey's Court Primary School received £5,958 and spent £6,183 for each of its 400 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £433,000 (£1,082 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Bailey's Court Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bailey's Court Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Bailey's Court Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bailey's Court Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Bailey's Court Primary School have?

Bailey's Court Primary School has 400 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bailey's Court Primary School cover?

Bailey's Court Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Bailey's Court Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bailey's Court Primary School?

Bailey's Court Primary School is at Breaches Gate, Bradley Stoke, Breaches Gate, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS32 8AZ.