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School of Christ The King Catholic Primary, Bristol

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 3–11

School of Christ The King Catholic Primary is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Bristol. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 82nd-highest of the 198 schools in Bristol with published results, and 6,288th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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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

School of Christ The King Catholic Primary in detail

School of Christ The King Catholic Primary in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "School of Christ the King is a Catholic Primary school, serving the parish and the area of Knowle West, which is in the Diocese of Clifton."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include ukulele and Spanish.

The school runs a breakfast club, from £1 per session.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at School of Christ The King Catholic Primary reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Bristol, City of; and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 77% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at School of Christ The King Catholic Primary

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put School of Christ The King Catholic Primary as their first choice and 50 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at School of Christ The King Catholic Primary

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to School of Christ The King Catholic Primary are Oasis Academy Connaught (0.2 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 49% reading, 49% maths); E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 78% maths); and Oasis Academy Marksbury Road (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 78% reading, 83% maths).

School of Christ The King Catholic Primary's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Oasis Academy ConnaughtE-ACT Ilminster Avenue AcademyE-ACT Greenfield Primary AcademyOasis Academy Marksbury Road

Who goes there

42.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 28.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (50%), Black (22%) and Asian (7%).

Staffing

School of Christ The King Catholic Primary had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Parson Street Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Filwood Broadway (w-bound), 100 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood School of Christ The King Catholic Primary stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, School of Christ The King Catholic Primary issued 12 suspensions, 5.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to School of Christ The King Catholic Primary are Oasis Academy Daventry Road (0.5 miles), Oasis Academy John Williams (0.9 miles), St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School (1.2 miles) and Bridge Learning Campus (1.2 miles).

Oasis Academy Daventry RoadOasis Academy John WilliamsSt Bernadette Catholic Secondary SchoolBridge Learning Campus

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Matthew Condon
Pupils:227
LA:Bristol, City of
Phone:01179664844
Address:Hartcliffe Road, Filwood Park, Bristol, BS4 1HD
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 23 April 2024View full report
URN:109243
UKPRN:10074412
Diocese:Diocese of Clifton
Constituency:Bristol South
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2024 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

42.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+2ppMaths+9ppWriting-4pp

Reading has remained stable at around 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 70% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 70% to 66% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

20.0

Avg class size

1

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

School of Christ The King Catholic Primary is a voluntary aided school, 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

Bus Stops

Filwood Broadway (W-bound)
100m · 2 min walk
Bideford Crescent (W-bound)
306m · 5 min walk
Creswicke Road (A)
365m · 6 min walk
Carisbrooke Road (NE-bound)
379m · 6 min walk
Ilminster Avenue (W-bound)
419m · 7 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
35
Fatal
0
Serious
9
Children hurt
13

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 26 slight.

13 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise.

10 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

98%

Near capacity

202 pupils

206 places

4 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Bristol

Low pressure
New homes approved:15,069
Projected new pupils:3,767

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bristol

Across Bristol, City of council

Low demand council-wide0.82 applications per place

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(8)

23 April 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
19 July 2018
30 September 2014
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

35

SEN Support

9

EHC Plans

19.4%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication16
Autistic Spectrum Disorder14
Social, Emotional & Mental Health7
Specific Learning Difficulty4
Visual Impairment1
Physical Disability1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
50.2%
Asian
7.1%
Black
21.6%
Mixed
3.9%
Chinese
0.9%
Other
1.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals42.3%
English as Additional Language28.2%

227

Total Pupils

113

Boys

114

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

15

Teachers

15.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£45,888

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,534

Per pupil

£1523k

Total funding

£141k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£272,815
EAL funding£16,186
Lump sum£150,994

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.3%

Overall absence

20.3%

Persistent absence

182

Enrolments

Authorised4.4%
Unauthorised2.9%
Persistent (10%+)20.3%
Severe (50%+)4.4%

Absence trend

4.4%
18/19
4.1%
20/21
6.9%
21/22
7.4%
22/23
7.5%
23/24
7.3%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about School of Christ The King Catholic Primary

What are SATs results like at School of Christ The King Catholic Primary?

Of the pupils at School of Christ The King Catholic Primary who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.

What is School of Christ The King Catholic Primary's Ofsted rating?

School of Christ The King Catholic Primary was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2024.

What is the catchment area for School of Christ The King Catholic Primary?

No fixed boundary. When School of Christ The King Catholic Primary 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 School of Christ The King Catholic Primary?

School of Christ The King Catholic Primary was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at School of Christ The King Catholic Primary?

Classes at School of Christ The King Catholic Primary average 20 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to School of Christ The King Catholic Primary?

School of Christ The King Catholic Primary has around 227 pupils on roll. 42% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at School of Christ The King Catholic Primary?

7.3% of sessions were missed at School of Christ The King Catholic Primary in 2024/25. 20.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to School of Christ The King Catholic Primary?

Apply through Bristol, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming School of Christ The King Catholic Primary 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.

How many road collisions happen near School of Christ The King Catholic Primary?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 35 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 26 slight. 13 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 3 on a bicycle and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise. 10 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 School of Christ The King Catholic Primary?

School of Christ The King Catholic Primary is at Hartcliffe Road, Filwood Park, Bristol, BS4 1HD.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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