Easton CofE Primary School

Easton CofE Primary School is a diverse, inclusive Church of England primary where pupils feel safe and welcome. Behaviour and personal development are notable strengths: pupils are respectful, the environment is calm, and high-quality pastoral support helps pupils manage challenges. The early years provision and The Meadow specially resourced provision for pupils with autism are effective, and pupils with SEND or English as an additional language are well supported. The main concern is the quality of education. Published outcomes show pupils do not achieve well enough, curriculum work is at an early stage and not broad or embedded across all subjects, assessment checks are inconsistent, and pupils' writing does not consistently show what they know and can do. Too many pupils beyond the early years cannot read well enough, although new systems are beginning to help them catch up. Leadership and management require improvement because the school was too slow to improve the curriculum after a period of turbulence before joining Lighthouse Schools Partnership in January 2025. Leaders have identified the right priorities, governance and trust oversight are robust, and the trust is providing precise expertise, but the school and trust must take prompt, robust action and check its impact. Safeguarding is effective.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe, welcome and included in a diverse school community.
• The school's vision promotes respect across different faiths, cultures and backgrounds.
• Pupils behave well and the school environment is calm and harmonious.
• High-quality pastoral support helps pupils settle and manage challenges.
• Trips, visitors and university work broaden pupils' horizons and raise aspirations.
• Staff build pupils' vocabulary from the early years, supporting pupils who speak English as an additional language.
• Phonics is taught effectively and children begin learning to read as soon as they start school.
• Pupils with SEND and those with English as an additional language are identified accurately and supported effectively.
• The Meadow specially resourced provision provides a highly appropriate curriculum for pupils with autism.
• Personal development is strong, including age-appropriate relationships education and online safety.
• Pupils are well prepared for life in modern Britain and learn to discuss complex topics respectfully.
• Attendance has improved because the school works with families to remove barriers.
• Staff well-being and workload are considered when prioritising improvements.
• Governance and trust oversight are robust and provide accurate challenge and expertise.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Published outcomes show pupils do not achieve well enough.
• Curriculum work is at an early stage and is not broad enough or embedded in all subjects.
• It is not clear exactly what pupils should learn in some curriculum subjects.
• Assessment checks are inconsistent, allowing gaps in pupils' knowledge to persist.
• Pupils' written work does not consistently demonstrate what they know and can do.
• Too many pupils beyond the early years cannot read well enough.
• The school was too slow to improve the curriculum, leaving pupils without a broad and ambitious curriculum.
• The school and trust need to take prompt, robust action and check the impact of improvements.

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 Easton CofE Primary School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.4% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Easton CofE 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 Easton CofE Primary School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 1.7% 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, 13.7% of pupils at Easton CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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 2023–24 Easton CofE Primary School received £7,985 and spent £6,463 for each of its 428 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £43,000 (£101 per pupil).

Across all 32 schools of Lighthouse Schools Partnership, income was £6,953 and spending £6,614 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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Easton CofE Primary School is part of Lighthouse Schools Partnership, which runs 33 schools. The nearest others:

• St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Fishponds CofE Primary School Bristol
• Horfield Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Whitchurch Primary School Bristol
• Northleaze Church of England Primary School Bristol
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Portbury Bristol
• Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Winford Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Stanton Drew Primary School Bristol
• Chew Valley School Bristol

What is Easton CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Easton CofE Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Easton CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Easton CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Easton CofE Primary School have?

Easton CofE Primary School has 386 pupils on roll.

What age range does Easton CofE Primary School cover?

Easton CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Easton CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Easton CofE Primary School?

Easton CofE Primary School is at Beaufort Street, Easton, Bristol, Bristol, BS5 0SQ.