Cabot Primary School
Halston Drive, St Paul's, Bristol, BS2 9JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Felicity LLewelyn-Hodgson
- Sponsor
- Excalibur Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bristol Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 149121
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173772630
About this school
Cabot Primary School is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 197 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 28 | 27 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 56% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 70% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 32% | 85% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 67% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Cabot 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 | 25% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 190 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cabot Primary School compares
Cabot Primary School ranked 72nd of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 6.3% | 51.8% | 197 | — |
| St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School | 33% | 6.8% | 65.9% | 125 | 0.3 miles |
| Easton CofE Primary School | 52% | 7% | 58.9% | 386 | 0.4 miles |
| E-Act Fairlawn Primary School | 61% | 4.2% | 23.1% | 308 | 0.5 miles |
| Evergreen Primary Academy | 89% | 6.4% | 46.6% | 163 | 0.5 miles |
| Hannah More Primary School | 32% | 8.8% | 49.8% | 206 | 0.6 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)
- 51.78%
- English as an additional language
- 65%
- Overall absence
- 6.32%
- Persistent absence
- 19.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Easton CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
E-Act Fairlawn Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Montpelier
-
Evergreen Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Hannah More Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Cabot Primary School ranks 162nd 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 Cabot Primary School teach?
- Cabot Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Cabot Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cabot Primary School is Mrs Felicity LLewelyn-Hodgson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cabot Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cabot 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 Cabot Primary School?
- Cabot Primary School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cabot Primary School full?
- Cabot Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 197 on roll (94%), 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 Cabot Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cabot Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cabot Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cabot Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Cabot Primary School?
- Cabot 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.
- How have Cabot Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cabot Primary School rank locally?
- Cabot Primary School ranked 72nd of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cabot Primary School's absence rate?
- Cabot Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cabot Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cabot 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.