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Easton CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedAcademyChurch of England386 pupilsNursery Free breakfast clubBristolBristol, City of
School Chooser Score
6
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 4 to 12
Out of 100. Better than 6% of the 50 schools most like it. Getting better year on year.
OfstedNo overall gradeLast Ofsted inspection, April 2025
Reached the expected level at 1152%England 63%
Attendance93.0%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families55%Far more than most schools
Places99 spare386 pupils, 485 places
Pupils per teacher18.2School workforce census

Easton CofE Primary School is a sponsored academy in Bristol for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 386 pupils and room for 485. About 55 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 6 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 6% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.

Beaufort Street, Easton, Bristol, BS5 0SQ0117 377 3070eceps.org.ukMr David Kooyman headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 29 April 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Requires improvement
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

50 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1152%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score101.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score101.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 39%39%20172018: 48%48%20182019: 51%51%20192023: 38%38%20232024: 54%54%20242025: 52%52%2025
Since 2017: +13%Improving overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017Bristol, City ofEngland
Pupils tested505055576351
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths52%54%38%51%48%39%59%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%2%2%5%2%5%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score101.0100.0100.099.0100.099.0105.1105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score101.0101.099.0102.0102.099.0103.6104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score101.0102.0100.0100.0102.0102.0104.1105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard58%60%51%51%54%47%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard58%68%49%74%71%57%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)60%72%67%77%81%78%
Reading progressReading progress score-2.5+0.7-0.6+0.4
Maths progressMaths progress score-2.9+2.4+1.6+0.0
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged35%56%34%59%51%39%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged79%50%47%40%38%38%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 4 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
35%79%
Gap 44 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
37%61%
Gap 24 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
57%52%
Gap 5 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%0%
No gapEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Plenty of spare places336 pupils for 630 places, 2024/25
53% full

294 places were empty (47% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 15% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Will my child get a place?

The last child to get a place lived 710 m away in 2023. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2023. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 710 m from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.

EntryHow far the last child livedSource
2023 Primary710 mLA

What a home within 710 m of the school costs

Typical sale price within 710 m of the school£270,000half sold for £218k to £341k
Homes sold205December 2023 to December 2025, Land Registry
Compared with the district-22%a typical home in the district sells for £345,000

Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll386Census January 2026
Places48580% full
Pupils from low-income families55%55% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English87%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support14%53 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan5%21 pupils with a plan
Average class size22.311 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)56%£299,150 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls192 / 194
White British pupils1%

Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 12 pupils, for autism, speech, language and communication.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Bristol, City of with autism provision.

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 23.7 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 23.1 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (42), Autistic spectrum disorder (13), emotional and mental health (8), Specific learning difficulty (6), Moderate learning difficulty (3), Hearing impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll386399428427441442
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals55%54%56%56%52%48%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language87%86%87%86%85%84%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support14%20%20%15%12%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans5%2%1%1%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.0%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school22.4%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils2.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission2.0%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence7.0%7.7%8.8%8.2%7.4%5.3%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence5.0%6.0%6.6%6.0%5.9%4.3%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence2.0%1.7%2.2%2.2%1.5%1.0%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence22.4%22.7%36.1%31.6%20.5%13.0%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate2.03.31.61.12.3
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers21.2full-time equivalent, 28 people
Pupils per teacher18.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants23.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,470
Teachers who left in the year2%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.52024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Money in reserve0%In the red: -£7,517, -£19 per pupil
Money in against money out+£120kit took in more than it spent this year

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,89912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate221 per 1,000 people143% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop100 mThrissell Street, 12 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy250 m125Report card 20267Compare
Cabot Primary SchoolAcademy650 m197Not inspected26Compare
E-Act Bannerman Road Community AcademyAcademy710 m401Good 202253Compare
Evergreen Primary AcademyAcademy720 m163Good 202374Compare
Hannah More Primary SchoolCouncil820 m206No overall grade 20253Compare
E-Act Barton Hill AcademyAcademy920 m275Requires improvement 20245Compare
St Werburgh's Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles387Good 202437Compare
E-Act Fairlawn Primary SchoolAcademy0.8 miles308Good 202347Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Easton CofE Primary School with the 50 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 50 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats6%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 6 is 36 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 5 · middle 42 · highest 99100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 50 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Easton CofE Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
E-Act Bannerman Road Community AcademyAcademy710 m401Good 202253Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 6 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 6% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 4 to 12. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%below
-0.23
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 50 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%well below
-0.31
Ofsted grade, 1.4 years old
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.15
DfE progress measure; 50 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.09
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well below
-0.13
2024/25; 335 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well below
-0.14
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 50 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Easton CofE Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Easton CofE Primary School scores 6 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 6% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 4 to 12, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.

What is Easton CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Easton CofE Primary School not judged at its last full inspection on 29 April 2025.

How good are Easton CofE Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 52% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Easton CofE Primary School have?

386 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 485 places, so it is 80% full.

Is Easton CofE Primary School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?

Yes. For September 2023 the last place went to a child living 710 m away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.

What is attendance like at Easton CofE Primary School?

Pupils were in school 93.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 22% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Easton CofE Primary School?

The average class had 22.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

Does Easton CofE Primary School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

Does Easton CofE Primary School have a breakfast club?

Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Beaufort Street, Easton, Bristol, BS5 0SQ
Telephone
0117 377 3070
Website
eceps.org.uk
Headteacher
Mr David Kooyman
Free breakfast club
Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
Type of school
Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Bristol
Multi-academy trust
Lighthouse Schools Partnership (33 schools)
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Ward
Lawrence Hill
Constituency
Bristol East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2014 (new provision)
URN
141110 · LAESTAB 8012101 · UKPRN 10046547
Formerly
Easton Church of England Primary School

Where these figures come from