Sefton Park Junior School

Bristol, City of · BS7 9BJ

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 231 pupils, 13.4% FSM

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Sefton Park Junior School

General Information

Address: Ashley Down Road, Ashley Down, Bristol, BS7 9BJ – View on map
Phone: 01173773290
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Alex Powell
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

231 pupils out of 240 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 31
% eligible for free school meals: 13.4%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (similar to the Bristol, City of average)
English as an additional language: 10% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 34.5% a year (Bristol, City of 18.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 46% moved to another school, 54% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Bristol, City of: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 6 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Bristol, City of, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 26.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 8.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 26 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 17 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 14 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Headteacher Approval

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 61% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 4% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Bristol, City of average (61%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 62% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 62%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 94% · Writing 67% · Maths 87% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 89%
Average test scores: reading 109, maths 106
Based on: 54 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBristol, City of averageEngland↘ Falling Down 10 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Bristol, City of average (61%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 41st of 92 junior and primary schools in the area

=41E-Act Fairlawn Primary School61%
=41Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol61%
=41Sefton Park Junior School61%
=44Air Balloon Hill Primary School60%
=44Glenfrome Primary School60%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Westbury Park School91%
=2Evergreen Primary Academy89%
=2Summerhill Academy89%
#4Bishop Road Primary School86%
#5Hotwells Primary School85%
#6Elmlea Junior School83%
=7Bridge Learning Campus81%
=7Oasis Academy Bank Leaze81%
=7Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School81%
#10Perry Court E-ACT Academy80%
#11Minerva Primary Academy79%
=12St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton77%
=12Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School77%
=14Oasis Academy Marksbury Road75%
=14Southville Primary School75%
=16Ashton Vale Primary School74%
=16E-Act St Ursula's Academy74%
#18Headley Park Primary School73%
=19Bridge Farm Primary School72%
=19Cheddar Grove Primary School72%
=21Greenfield E-ACT Primary Academy71%
=21Oasis Academy New Oak71%
=23Brunel Field Primary School70%
=23St Bernard's Catholic Primary School70%
#25Holy Cross RC Primary School68%
=26Blaise Primary and Nursery School67%
=26St Teresa's Catholic Primary School67%
=28Begbrook Primary Academy66%
=28Brentry Primary School66%
=28Henleaze Junior School66%
=28St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC)66%
=32Filton Avenue Primary School65%
=32Knowle Park Primary School65%
=32Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy65%
=32Wicklea Academy65%
=32Woodlands Academy65%
#37Victoria Park Primary School64%
#38Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy63%
=39Cathedral Primary School62%
=39School of Christ The King Catholic Primary62%
=41E-Act Fairlawn Primary School61%
=41Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol61%
=41Sefton Park Junior School61%
=44Air Balloon Hill Primary School60%
=44Glenfrome Primary School60%
=44Henbury Court Primary Academy60%
=44May Park Primary School60%
=48Ashley Down Primary School59%
=48St Patrick's Catholic Primary School59%
=50E-Act Bannerman Road Community Academy58%
=50Upper Horfield Primary School58%
=52Ashton Gate Primary School57%
=52Four Acres Academy57%
=52Frome Vale Academy57%
=55E-Act Barton Hill Academy56%
=55St Joseph's Catholic Primary School56%
=55St Werburgh's Primary School56%
=55Two Mile Hill Primary School56%
=55West Town Lane Academy56%
=60Hillcrest Primary School55%
=60Holymead Primary School55%
#62Avanti Gardens School54%
=63Cotham Gardens Primary School53%
=63Wansdyke Primary School53%
=65Easton CofE Primary School52%
=65Whitehall Primary School52%
=67Fishponds CofE Primary School51%
=67Oasis Academy Connaught51%
#69Parson Street Primary School50%
#70Broomhill Junior School49%
=71Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery48%
=71Cabot Primary School48%
=71Waycroft Academy48%
=74Fonthill Primary Academy47%
=74Oasis Academy Long Cross47%
=74Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy47%
=74Shirehampton Primary School47%
=74St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School47%
#79Hareclive E-ACT Academy44%
=80Chester Park Junior School41%
=80Christ Church Church of England Primary School41%
=80Compass Point Primary School41%
=83Little Mead Primary Academy39%
=83Stoke Park Primary School39%
#85Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy38%
#86St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School33%
#87Hannah More Primary School32%
#88St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School30%
#89Fair Furlong Primary School28%
#90Luckwell Primary School27%
#91E-Act the Kingfisher School21%
#92E-ACT Bristol Academy South15%

View full Ofsted inspection report

2nd of 4 junior schools in Bristol, City of for Ofsted rating

#1Chester Park Junior SchoolGood
#2Sefton Park Junior SchoolGood
#3Henleaze Junior SchoolRequires improvement
#4Wicklea AcademyRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Chester Park Junior SchoolGood
#2Sefton Park Junior SchoolGood
#3Henleaze Junior SchoolRequires improvement
#4Wicklea AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil, and how this school compares to others nearby, will appear here once we've linked in official DfE spending data.

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