Summerhill Infant School, Bristol
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Summerhill Infant School excels at making reading exciting and engaging for young children, with particularly strong teaching in the early years using creative outdoor activities. The school has effective systems to help disadvantaged pupils catch up quickly, especially in reading. Leadership is strong and committed to continuous improvement, with staff receiving good support and training to develop their teaching skills.
Key Strengths
- Reading is a particular strength - pupils show genuine love and enthusiasm for reading with high priority given to developing this skill
- Early years phonics and reading teaching is particularly strong with rich outdoor learning experiences
- Effective leadership with clear improvement actions and good middle leader involvement in raising achievement
- Good staff support and training have improved subject knowledge across the school
- Effective interventions for disadvantaged pupils, particularly in reading, helping them catch up quickly
Areas for Improvement
- Writing outcomes need to improve further, particularly for middle-attaining and most able pupils
- Leaders' checks on phonics teaching and how pupils apply phonics in writing need to be more precise
- Some low-attaining pupils in key stage 1 phonics are not making rapid enough progress
- Staff communication and engagement needs improvement to ensure consistent understanding of whole-school expectations
- Book scrutiny checks do not yet account for pupils' prior attainment when measuring progress
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with up-to-date staff training aligned to current legislation, meticulously kept records, proper vetting checks, and close working with external agencies to minimize harm.
Summerhill Infant School continues to be a good school with a rich and interesting curriculum where pupils show enthusiasm for learning, particularly in reading. Since the last inspection in 2013, the school has maintained good quality education with improved outcomes across early years and key stage 1, though writing results dipped in 2017.
At a Glance
26.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
29.2
Avg class size
29.2
Infant (KS1)
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
172 pupils
180 capacity
8 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bristol
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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)
Inspection History(6)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.62579%
Overall absence
21.42857%
Persistent absence
126
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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