Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy

Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy is currently facing significant challenges, as indicated by its recent inspection which placed it in the 'Requires Improvement' category across all areas. The acting headteacher has recently undertaken leadership responsibilities amid ongoing staffing and leadership instability. While there are plans in place to foster improvement, the impact of these measures has yet to be fully realized. Overall, while pupils enjoy attending school and feel safe, the quality of education does not meet the necessary standards, leading to concerns about their learning outcomes and preparedness for future education stages.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy coming to school and express their personality.
• The school has effective systems in place for managing behaviour.
• Pupils form positive relationships with staff and feel safe.
• The school promotes reading effectively, with pupils expressing enjoyment and confidence in their reading abilities.
• The 'Learn Together' curriculum helps pupils understand concepts of equality and positive relationships.

Areas for Improvement

• The quality of education and curriculum is not well-defined, leading to gaps in knowledge for pupils.
• Staff subject knowledge is insufficient in some areas, impacting effective teaching.
• Behavioural expectations are inconsistently applied, resulting in negative attitudes to learning among some pupils.
• The early years curriculum lacks ambition, failing to adequately prepare children for Year 1.
• Support for pupils with SEND is inconsistent, affecting their progress.

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 Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.4% 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, 4.1% of pupils at Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy had 18.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 36.6% 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, 13.0% of pupils at Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% 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 2024–25 Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy received £7,801 and spent £8,105 for each of its 314 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £145,000 (£463 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Educate Together Academy Trust, income was £7,657 and spending £7,675 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy is part of Educate Together Academy Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy Keynsham
• Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy Bath
• Parklands Educate Together Primary Weston-Super-Mare
• Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Swindon

What is Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy have?

Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy has 300 pupils on roll.

What age range does Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy cover?

Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy?

Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy is at Avonvale Road, Redfield, Bristol, Bristol, BS5 9RH.