Chester Park Junior School
Abingdon Road, Bristol, BS16 3NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike McNama
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 295
- URN
- 108920
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173773365
About this school
Chester Park Junior School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 295 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 86 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 47% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 64% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 57% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 57% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chester Park Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 271 |
| 2023/24 | 304 |
| 2024/25 | 291 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chester Park Junior School compares
Chester Park Junior School ranked 81st of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 7.6% | 35.1% | 295 | — |
| Chester Park Infant School | — | 9.1% | 19.7% | 229 | 0.1 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 56% | 4.5% | 13.5% | 213 | 0.3 miles |
| Fishponds CofE Primary School | 51% | 6.9% | 36.7% | 310 | 0.5 miles |
| Minerva Primary Academy | 79% | 6.4% | 35.1% | 345 | 0.7 miles |
| Avanti Gardens School | 54% | 6.7% | 14.1% | 381 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.05%
- English as an additional language
- 46.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.62%
- Persistent absence
- 28.79%
Location
Nearby schools
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Chester Park Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Fishponds CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Minerva Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Avanti Gardens School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Chester Park Junior School ranks 182nd of the 198 ranked primary schools in Bristol.
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chester Park Junior School teach?
- Chester Park Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Chester Park Junior School?
- The headteacher of Chester Park Junior School is Mr Mike McNama, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chester Park Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chester Park Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chester Park Junior School?
- Chester Park Junior School has 295 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Chester Park Junior School full?
- Chester Park Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 295 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chester Park Junior School a faith school?
- No. Chester Park Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chester Park Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chester Park Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Chester Park Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chester Park Junior School rank locally?
- Chester Park Junior School ranked 81st of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chester Park Junior School's absence rate?
- Chester Park Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chester Park Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chester Park Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.