May Park Primary School

May Park Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive institution that serves a diverse community. While the early years provision is recognized for effectively engaging children and promoting their learning, the quality of education in key stages 1 and 2 is currently lacking. The school is still developing a more challenging curriculum, which has not yet fully addressed gaps in student achievement, particularly in its implementation and assessment processes. There's a supportive atmosphere fostered by staff who care about students' well-being, leading to good behavior and attitudes among pupils.

Strengths

• Early years curriculum is demanding and engages children effectively.
• Staff forge supportive relationships with pupils and families.
• Pupils generally exhibit good behavior and positive attitudes towards learning.
• The school prioritizes reading and provides extra teaching for those needing support.
• Pupils are taught to be respectful and responsible.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum for key stage 1 and 2 does not build knowledge securely.
• Assessment practices are not effectively used to check on pupil understanding.
• Some pupils do not attend school regularly, missing out on education.

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 May Park Primary School attended 91.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 31.0% 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, 3.0% of pupils at May Park 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 May Park Primary School had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.4% 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, 16.6% of pupils at May Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 19 pupils.

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 May Park Primary School received £8,828 and spent £9,277 for each of its 458 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £232,000 (£506 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Excalibur Academies Trust, income was £7,945 and spending £8,027 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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May Park Primary School is part of Excalibur Academies Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Fairfield High School Bristol
• Cabot Primary School Bristol
• Redland Green School Bristol
• Compass Point Primary School Bristol
• Luckwell Primary School Bristol
• Ashton Park School Bristol
• Ashton Vale Primary School Bristol
• Oare Church of England Primary School Marlborough
• Nythe Primary School Swindon
• St John's Marlborough Marlborough

What is May Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for May Park Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was May Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

May Park Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does May Park Primary School have?

May Park Primary School has 446 pupils on roll.

What age range does May Park Primary School cover?

May Park Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is May Park Primary School?

May Park Primary School is at Coombe Road, Eastville, Bristol, BS5 6LE.