Wansdyke Primary School, Bristol
Wansdyke Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bristol, part of Futura Learning Partnership. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2023. 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 full in 2025, at 102% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Wansdyke Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Wansdyke Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 53% 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 77% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Wansdyke Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Wansdyke Primary School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 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 Wansdyke Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wansdyke Primary School are Bridge Farm Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths); E-ACT Perry Court Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 85% reading, 83% maths); Whitchurch Primary School (1 mile, 83% reading, 78% maths); and E-ACT Hareclive Academy (1 mile, Outstanding, 50% reading, 52% maths).
Wansdyke Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Bridge Farm Primary SchoolE-ACT Perry Court AcademyWhitchurch Primary SchoolE-ACT Hareclive Academy
The trust
Wansdyke Primary School is one of 26 schools run by Futura Learning Partnership, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Parson Street Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Belland Drive (a), 210 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wansdyke Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Wansdyke Primary School issued 33 suspensions, 15.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Wansdyke Primary School are Bridge Learning Campus (0.4 miles), St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School (1 mile), Oasis Academy John Williams (1.1 miles) and E-ACT Bristol Academy South (1.4 miles).
Bridge Learning CampusSt Bernadette Catholic Secondary SchoolOasis Academy John WilliamsE-ACT Bristol Academy South
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; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
24.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 77% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 63% to 53% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 77% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.0
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Wansdyke Primary School
Before and after school care
Wansdyke 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 Wansdyke Primary School.
- Future Stars Coaching at Bridge Farm Primary School670m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Wansdyke 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Wansdyke Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Wansdyke 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
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
1 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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Your chances of a place at Wansdyke Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
207 pupils
203 places
4 pupils over capacity 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(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
28
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
19.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
204
Total Pupils
108
Boys
96
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
17.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,603
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,617
Per pupil
£1299k
Total funding
£73k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.1%
Overall absence
14.4%
Persistent absence
180
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
Questions parents ask about Wansdyke Primary School
What are SATs results like at Wansdyke Primary School?
Of the pupils at Wansdyke Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63% reached the expected standard in reading and 53% did so in maths.
What is Wansdyke Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Wansdyke Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2023.
What is the catchment area for Wansdyke Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Wansdyke 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 Wansdyke Primary School?
Wansdyke Primary School was full in 2025, at 102% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Wansdyke Primary School?
Classes at Wansdyke Primary School average 29 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Wansdyke Primary School?
Wansdyke Primary School has around 204 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Wansdyke Primary School?
6.1% of sessions were missed at Wansdyke Primary School in 2024/25. 14.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Wansdyke Primary School?
Apply through Bristol, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming Wansdyke 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 Wansdyke Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Wansdyke 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 within a kilometre of Wansdyke Primary School: Future Stars Coaching at Bridge Farm Primary School (670m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Wansdyke Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 1 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 Wansdyke Primary School?
Wansdyke Primary School is at School Close, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 0DU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)