Callicroft Primary School

Callicroft Primary School has shown significant improvement since its previous inspection, moving from a grade of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good' in all areas assessed. The leadership, under the new headteacher, has implemented effective changes that have positively influenced the quality of education and the personal development of pupils. The school environment promotes strong relationships between staff and students, and there is an emphasized focus on school values that foster a supportive community. However, some areas still require development, particularly in assessment strategies to ensure all pupils effectively retain learned knowledge.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils and staff contribute to a positive learning environment.
• Leaders have a clear vision and are ambitious for both staff and pupils.
• The curriculum is designed to engage pupils and includes a good focus on reading.
• Effective safeguarding measures are in place to ensure pupil safety.
• Leaders promote personal development well, with pupils understanding diverse backgrounds and responsibilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment is not consistently used to check pupil retention of essential knowledge.
• Some pupils struggle with communication and language skills, affecting their ability to articulate 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 Callicroft Primary School attended 94.2% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Callicroft 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 Callicroft Primary School had 22.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.6% 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, 14.7% of pupils at Callicroft Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Callicroft Primary School received £6,852 and spent £6,967 for each of its 389 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £285,000 (£734 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of The Olympus Academy Trust, income was £7,840 and spending £7,814 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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All schools in Bristol · South Gloucestershire local authority: places and applications

Callicroft Primary School is part of The Olympus Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Patchway Community School Almondsbury
• Stoke Lodge Primary School Bristol
• Filton Hill Primary School Bristol
• Meadowbrook Primary School Bristol
• Bradley Stoke Community School Bristol
• Charborough Road Primary School Bristol
• Abbeywood Community School Bristol
• Winterbourne Academy Bristol
• Lyde Green Community School Bristol

What is Callicroft Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Callicroft Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Callicroft Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Callicroft Primary School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Callicroft Primary School have?

Callicroft Primary School has 388 pupils on roll.

What age range does Callicroft Primary School cover?

Callicroft Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Callicroft Primary School?

Callicroft Primary School is at Rodway Road, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5EG.