Glenfrome Primary School
Cottisford Road, Eastville, Bristol, BS5 6TY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Inger O'Callaghan
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 430
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 108931
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173772247
About this school
Glenfrome Primary School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 419 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Glenfrome Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 57 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 60% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 75% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 63% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 63% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| 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 Glenfrome Primary 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 | 47% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 427 |
| 2024/25 | 425 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glenfrome Primary School compares
Glenfrome Primary School ranked 45th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 7.3% | 23.1% | 419 | — |
| May Park Primary School | 60% | 8.4% | 33% | 446 | 0.5 miles |
| Stoke Park Primary School | 39% | 7% | 36.5% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| St Werburgh's Primary School | 56% | 6.2% | 35% | 387 | 0.7 miles |
| Sefton Park Infant School | — | 6% | 7.6% | 213 | 0.8 miles |
| Sefton Park Junior School | 61% | 5.5% | 11.5% | 231 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.06%
- English as an additional language
- 33.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.34%
- Persistent absence
- 23.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
May Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Stoke Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Werburgh's Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Sefton Park Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Sefton Park Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Glenfrome Primary School ranks 113th 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 ages does Glenfrome Primary School teach?
- Glenfrome Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Glenfrome Primary School?
- The headteacher of Glenfrome Primary School is Mrs Inger O'Callaghan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Glenfrome Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glenfrome Primary 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 many pupils are at Glenfrome Primary School?
- Glenfrome Primary School has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Glenfrome Primary School full?
- Glenfrome Primary School has capacity for 430 pupils and 419 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Glenfrome Primary School a faith school?
- No. Glenfrome Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glenfrome Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Glenfrome Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Glenfrome Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Glenfrome Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Glenfrome Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glenfrome Primary School compare with other schools in Bristol, City of?
- Glenfrome Primary School ranked 45th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glenfrome Primary School's absence rate?
- Glenfrome Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glenfrome Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glenfrome Primary 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.