Little Stoke Primary School

Little Stoke Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its 'good' status. The school fosters a friendly and inclusive environment where pupils feel valued and supported. Staff build strong relationships with students, and there is a clear commitment to high expectations for all learners. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, enabling many pupils to engage deeply with their studies. While improvements have been noted in the quality of education provided, the school is still addressing some legacy issues from previous weaker provisions, particularly in upper key stage 2 English and mathematics outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils develop positive relationships and feel safe in school.
• High expectations and a calm learning environment foster pupil engagement.
• Effective phonics teaching ensures no pupil is left behind in reading.
• A well-structured curriculum supports knowledge retention across subjects.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Legacy of weaker performance in upper key stage 2 English and mathematics.
• Some subjects lack clarity in essential content knowledge.
• Assessment practices in certain subjects do not effectively address learning gaps.

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 Little Stoke Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.7% 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, 4.6% of pupils at Little Stoke 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 Little Stoke Primary School had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.9% 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, 21.3% of pupils at Little Stoke Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 Little Stoke Primary School received £7,780 and spent £7,956 for each of its 188 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £49,000 (-£259 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 Little Stoke Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Little Stoke Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Little Stoke Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Little Stoke Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Little Stoke Primary School have?

Little Stoke Primary School has 188 pupils on roll.

What age range does Little Stoke Primary School cover?

Little Stoke Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Little Stoke Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Little Stoke Primary School?

Little Stoke Primary School is at Little Stoke Lane, Little Stoke, Bristol, BS34 6HY.