Easton CofE Primary School, Bristol
Easton CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Bristol, part of Lighthouse Schools Partnership. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 178th-highest of the 198 schools in Bristol with published results, and 13,208th of 14,452 across England. It was 53% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bristol, City of (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Easton CofE Primary School in detail
Easton CofE Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "‘Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.’ (Micah 6 verse 8) This means be fair, be kind, listen to God and other people. Each term we have a value of the term. These help us learn to be a community."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Easton CE Primary is a fully inclusive school situated on the door step of Bristol’s city centre and is at the heart of a dynamic and vibrant community."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Easton CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 58% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Bristol, City of; and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 60% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Easton CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Easton CofE Primary School as their first choice and 75 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Easton CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Easton CofE Primary School are St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, 48% reading, 57% maths); Cabot Primary School (0.4 miles, 70% reading, 70% maths); E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 68% reading, 70% maths); and Evergreen Primary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 89% maths).
Easton CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary SchoolCabot Primary SchoolE-ACT Bannerman Road Community AcademyEvergreen Primary Academy
The trust
Easton CofE Primary School is one of 34 schools run by Lighthouse Schools Partnership, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
11 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Easton CofE Primary School (as of September 2025): 82% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).
Who goes there
55.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 87% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (64%) and Asian (22%).
Easton CofE Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Easton CofE Primary School had 28 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lawrence Hill Rail Station, about 630 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thrissell Street (sw-bound), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Easton CofE Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 1457 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bristol, City of (417), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Easton CofE Primary School issued 8 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Easton CofE Primary School are The City Academy Bristol (0.5 miles), E-ACT Montpelier High School (0.9 miles), Fairfield High School (1.1 miles) and St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School (1.1 miles).
The City Academy BristolE-ACT Montpelier High SchoolFairfield High SchoolSt Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from November 2019, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Easton CofE Primary School creates a welcoming, inclusive community where pupils feel safe and valued. The school has strong pastoral support and well-behaved pupils who show respect and kindness to each other. Staff are particularly skilled at supporting children learning English as an additional language and those with special educational needs.
Key Strengths
- Strong pastoral support helps pupils settle and manage challenges
- Pupils behave well with respect and kindness towards each other
- Effective phonics teaching and children's love of reading
- Early years provision is good and pupils are well prepared for their next steps
- Staff effectively support pupils with SEND and those learning English as an additional language
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' written work does not consistently show what they know and can do
- Curriculum changes are not yet embedded and curriculum is not broad enough
- Too many pupils beyond early years cannot read well enough
- Assessment checks on learning are not made consistently
- School has been too slow to take action to improve the curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with robust systems in place to keep pupils safe.
Extracurricular Activities
University partnerships to raise aspirations, trips and visitor programmes, reading activities focused on diverse representation
Easton CofE Primary School is a diverse, inclusive school where pupils feel safe and behave well, but the quality of education requires improvement as pupils are not achieving well enough in their written work and the curriculum is still being developed.
At a Glance
55.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
11 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 58% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 68% to 58% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 72% to 60% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.3
Avg class size
23.7
Infant (KS1)
23.1
KS2
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Easton CofE Primary School
Before and after school care
Easton CofE Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Bristol, City of
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Easton CofE Primary School.
- Shine @ Easton PrimaryAt the school · Not yet graded
- The Family Playcentre Wellspring Settlement780m away · Not yet graded
- Progressive Kids Barton Hill980m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Easton CofE Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bristol, City of's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Easton CofE Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Easton CofE Primary School is in Bristol, City of; for families living there:
- Bristol, City of's school travel policy: Home to school travel policy
- How to apply: Apply online for home school travel support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 118
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 26
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 118 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 26 serious and 92 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
17 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bristol, City of is 27 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
53%
Available places
336 pupils
630 places
294 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bristol
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bristol
Across Bristol, City of council
Places available
5,210
Applications
4,287
Got 1st preference
92.0%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Bristol, City of council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
53
SEN Support
21
EHC Plans
19.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Easton CofE Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
386
Total Pupils
192
Boys
194
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
28
Teachers
13.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,471
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,640
Per pupil
£2744k
Total funding
£301k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.0%
Overall absence
22.4%
Persistent absence
335
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Easton CofE Primary School
Questions parents ask about Easton CofE Primary School
What are SATs results like at Easton CofE Primary School?
Of the pupils at Easton CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 58% reached the expected standard in reading and 58% did so in maths.
What is Easton CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Easton CofE Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Easton CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Easton CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, Bristol, City of allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Easton CofE Primary School?
Easton CofE Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 53% of its 630 places.
How big are the classes at Easton CofE Primary School?
Classes at Easton CofE Primary School average 22.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Easton CofE Primary School?
Easton CofE Primary School has around 386 pupils on roll. 55% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Easton CofE Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Easton CofE Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Easton CofE Primary School?
7% of sessions were missed at Easton CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 22.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Easton CofE Primary School?
Apply through Bristol, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming Easton CofE Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Easton CofE Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Easton CofE Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Shine @ Easton Primary (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre.
How many road collisions happen near Easton CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 118 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 26 serious and 92 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 17 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bristol, City of is 27 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Easton CofE Primary School?
Easton CofE Primary School is at Beaufort Street, Easton, Bristol, Bristol, BS5 0SQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)