Easton CofE Primary School
Beaufort Street, Easton, Bristol, BS5 0SQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr David Kooyman
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bristol
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Lighthouse Schools Partnership
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bristol East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 485
- Pupils on roll
- 386
- URN
- 141110
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173773070
About this school
Easton CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 386 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 50 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 54% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 51% | 60% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% | 68% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 66% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Easton CofE 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 | 38% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 427 |
| 2023/24 | 428 |
| 2024/25 | 399 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Easton CofE Primary School compares
Easton CofE Primary School ranked 66th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 7% | 58.9% | 386 | — |
| St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School | 33% | 6.8% | 65.9% | 125 | 0.2 miles |
| Cabot Primary School | 48% | 6.3% | 51.8% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| E-Act Bannerman Road Community Academy | 58% | 5.7% | 56.2% | 401 | 0.4 miles |
| Evergreen Primary Academy | 89% | 6.4% | 46.6% | 163 | 0.4 miles |
| Hannah More Primary School | 32% | 8.8% | 49.8% | 206 | 0.5 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)
- 58.91%
- English as an additional language
- 86.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.97%
- Persistent absence
- 22.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Cabot Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
E-Act Bannerman Road Community Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Evergreen Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Hannah More Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Easton CofE Primary School ranks 153rd 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 Easton CofE Primary School teach?
- Easton CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Easton CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Easton CofE Primary School is Mr David Kooyman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Easton CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Easton CofE 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 big is Easton CofE Primary School?
- Easton CofE Primary School has 386 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Easton CofE Primary School full?
- Easton CofE Primary School has capacity for 485 pupils and 386 on roll (80%), 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 Easton CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Easton CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bristol.
- Does Easton CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Easton CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Easton CofE Primary School?
- Easton CofE Primary School is part of LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Easton CofE Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Easton CofE Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Easton CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Easton CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Easton CofE Primary School ranked 66th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Easton CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Easton CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Easton CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Easton CofE 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 1 July 2026.