Little Mead Primary Academy

Primary
Academy
Ages 3 to 11

Report card: Needs attention to strong standard

Gosforth Road, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 6DSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Little Mead Primary Academy is a primary school in Bristol for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 168 schools in Bristol. It ranks 176th of 190 primary schools in Bristol. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in January 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 27 January 2026, report published 31 March 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Achievement: Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

56 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths39%

39%, 23 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths2%

2%, 6 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score100

100, 6 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score99

99, 6 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score100

100, 5 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

435 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals30.6%

30.6%, 4.1 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language46.2%

46.2%, 24.6 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support17.9%

17.9%, 3.1 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4.1%

4.1%, 1.9 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Little Mead Primary Academy

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Good	63% met the expected standard
Brentry Primary School	0.6 miles	Report card: Needs attention to expected standard	66% met the expected standard
Fonthill Primary Academy	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	47% met the expected standard
Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	65% met the expected standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Good	67% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: AMPLIFY EDUCATION
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Headteacher John Calvert
Phone: 01173773279
Website: littlemead.tila.school (opens in a new tab)
Address: Gosforth Road, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 6DS
Local authority: Bristol
URN: 138900

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.