Compass Point Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Unknown
Address South Street
Bedminster
Bristol
BS3 3AU
Phone 01173772340
Reference Number 145320

Compass Point Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' status across all inspected areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The school, which converted to an academy in 2019, has created a supportive community atmosphere where staff aim to make every pupil feel valued and included. With a strong emphasis on personal development and an ambition to help pupils flourish, parents express positive feedback about the school's 'family' feel and commitment to student well-being. The curriculum is well-structured and sequenced, facilitating strong progress in literacy and mathematics. Teachers utilize effective assessment methods to support pupil learning, particularly benefiting those with special educational needs and disabilities. However, the school does face challenges with pupil attendance, as some students are not attending regularly enough to achieve their full potential. Overall, the school has set a solid foundation for improvement and is actively addressing the attendance issue to further enhance student outcomes.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 220
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.36%
Girls: 48.64%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 45.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 40.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 16.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 17.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 18.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 16 31
2 13 13 26
3 19 13 32
4 14 12 26
5 12 18 30
6 14 9 23

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 39.5%
African 19.1%
White, Other 10.5%
Asian, Other 5.9%
Mixed, Other 4.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.7%
White & Black (African) 2.7%
Caribbean 2.7%
White & Asian 1.8%
Indian 1.8%
Unclassified 1.4%
Pakistani 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 02 Nov 2022
Date Report
02 Nov 2022 School inspection:
04 Jul 2018 Academy conversion letter
21 Mar 2016 Monitoring visit
Previously as Compass Point: South Street School and Children's Centre
21 Mar 2016 Monitoring visit
11 Jun 2015 Full inspection:
11 Jun 2015 Full inspection:
06 Feb 2012 Full inspection:
06 Feb 2012 Full inspection:
08 Dec 2009 Monitoring visit
08 Dec 2009 Monitoring visit
04 Dec 2008 Full inspection:
04 Dec 2008 Full inspection:
16 May 2005 Full inspection
16 May 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • High expectations for all pupils
  • Strong community and supportive atmosphere
  • Effective assessment practices to enhance student learning
  • Well-organized curriculum preparing students for future stages
  • Strong emphasis on personal development and well-being
  • Positive feedback from parents about the school

Areas for Improvement

  • Low attendance of some pupils impacting their learning progress

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 41%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 101
Maths 97

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.7
Writing -4.3
Maths -3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 19 0
Third Preference 26 1
From another Local Authority 1 0

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