May Park Primary School
Coombe Road, Eastville, Bristol, BS5 6LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Tovey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Excalibur Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 670
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- URN
- 146964
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179030075
About this school
May Park Primary School is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 446 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected May Park 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 58 | 79 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 44% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 62% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 38% | 52% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 59% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.20 | - | - |
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 May Park 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 | 24% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 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 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 524 |
| 2023/24 | 530 |
| 2024/25 | 468 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How May Park Primary School compares
May Park Primary School ranked 46th 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 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 8.4% | 33% | 446 | — |
| Whitehall Primary School | 52% | 6.6% | 24.8% | 602 | 0.5 miles |
| Glenfrome Primary School | 60% | 7.3% | 23.1% | 419 | 0.5 miles |
| E-Act Bannerman Road Community Academy | 58% | 5.7% | 56.2% | 401 | 0.6 miles |
| St Werburgh's Primary School | 56% | 6.2% | 35% | 387 | 0.6 miles |
| Evergreen Primary Academy | 89% | 6.4% | 46.6% | 163 | 0.7 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)
- 33.02%
- English as an additional language
- 41.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.42%
- Persistent absence
- 30.99%
Location
Nearby schools
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Whitehall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Glenfrome Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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E-Act Bannerman Road Community Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Werburgh's Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Evergreen Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
May Park Primary School ranks 114th 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 May Park Primary School teach?
- May Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of May Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of May Park Primary School is Mrs Emma Tovey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has May Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected May Park 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 May Park Primary School?
- May Park Primary School has 446 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is May Park Primary School full?
- May Park Primary School has capacity for 670 pupils and 446 on roll (67%), 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 May Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. May Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does May Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records May Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is May Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- May Park Primary School is part of EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does May Park Primary School have?
- The schools register lists May Park 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 May Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 24% 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 May Park Primary School compare with other schools in Bristol, City of?
- May Park Primary School ranked 46th 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 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is May Park Primary School's absence rate?
- May Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are May Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, May Park 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 10 July 2026.