May Park Primary School
Coombe Road, Eastville, Bristol, BS5 6LEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
May Park Primary School is a primary school in Bristol for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 168 schools in Bristol. It ranks 158th of 190 primary schools in Bristol. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in November 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 November 2023, report published 15 January 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 November 2023
This is a happy, inclusive and welcoming school at the heart of the diverse community it serves. The school expects all pupils to do well. This expectation is realised in early years, where children learn well. However, until recently, the school has not provided pupils in key stages 1 and 2 with a demanding curriculum that builds pupils' knowledge securely. As a result, many pupils do not achieve well enough. Staff care deeply about pupils' well-being. They forge supportive relationships with pupils and their families. Pupils feel safe and trust staff to look after them. The overwhelming majority of parents and carers are happy with the school's caring, nurturing atmosphere and supportive staff. The school teaches pupils to be respectful, responsible and safe. Pupils say that bullying is not tolerated. They are confident that staff usually sort out any problems. Pupils have positive attitudes towards learning and behave well.
What the school should improve
- The school has not acted swiftly to implement an ambitious curriculum. Improvements are in their early stages. This includes the implementation of the early reading curriculum. As a result, pupils, including pupils with SEND, have gaps in their learning and do not achieve well. The school must ensure that the curriculum is implemented effectively so that pupils' knowledge and understanding are secure.
- The school has not checked on the impact of the new curriculum effectively. Assessment is not used effectively to check on pupils' knowledge and understanding. This means that staff do not have a secure understanding of how well pupils are achieving. The school must routinely assess the impact of the curriculum on pupils' learning and adapt the curriculum as needed to ensure that pupils learn successfully.
- Despite the school's determined efforts, some pupils do not attend school regularly. As a result, pupils miss out on their education and fall behind in their learning. The school must work closely with parents to help to remove barriers to attendance so that pupils benefit from all that the school has to offer.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
53 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
446 pupils on roll, with places for 670
Schools near May Park Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 52% met the expected standard |
| Glenfrome Primary School | 0.5 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | 60% met the expected standard |
| E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| St Werburgh's Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Evergreen Primary Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 89% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Emery
- Phone
- 01179030075
- Address
- Coombe Road, Eastville, Bristol, BS5 6LE
- Local authority
- Bristol
- URN
- 146964
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.