Chester Park Junior School, Bristol
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Chester Park is a caring, happy school where pupils make good progress and develop strong English and maths skills. The school has significantly improved its curriculum so learning connects to real life, and the leadership team works hard to support disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs. Parents are actively involved and confident in the school's approach.
Key Strengths
- Improved curriculum breadth with pupils using English and maths skills across foundation subjects
- Good progress in reading with more engaging class texts matched to ability levels
- Effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs through targeted teaching and tracking
- Strong safeguarding culture with proactive relationships with external agencies
- Improved parental engagement and involvement in school
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent presentation of pupils' work with too many careless errors not being checked
- Attendance of disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs below national averages
- Further development needed in punctuation and grammar teaching
- Need to ensure all year groups' progress reflects pupils' potential
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with vigilant leadership, proactive external agency relationships, comprehensive policies, staff training on abuse and extremism, and pupils feeling safe.
Chester Park Junior School continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained quality education while introducing greater rigour in teaching and strengthening relationships with parents since the headteacher's appointment in September 2016.
At a Glance
32.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 64% to 71%. Maths has improved from 57% to 61%. Writing has declined from 56% to 50%.
Class Sizes
26.5
Avg class size
26.5
KS2
11
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
295 pupils
360 capacity
65 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bristol
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bristol
Admissions Demand - Bristol, City of
Places available
5,450
Applications
4,547
Got 1st preference
93.3%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Bristol, City of (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.62123%
Overall absence
28.79257%
Persistent absence
323
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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