Southville Primary School is a primary school located in Bristol. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/09/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Merrywood Rd and Myrtle St, Bristol

School Information

Address: Merrywood Rd and Myrtle St, Bristol, BS3 1EB
Website: www.southville.bristol.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01173772671
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andy Bowman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108964

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 660
Number of Pupils: 612
Number of Boys: 300
Number of Girls: 312

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 1 to 4.3
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.4
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School
Spencer House , Ship Lane BS1 6RR
4out of 4 1,183 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Knowle West Early Years Centre
Leinster Avenue , Knowle BS4 1NN
3out of 4 2,297 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre
Haviland House , St Judes BS2 0DT
4out of 4 2,519 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre
Albert Crescent , St Philip's Marsh BS2 0SU
3out of 4 2,681 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre
Little Bishop Street , St Paul's BS2 9JF
4out of 4 2,785 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southville Primary School
Merrywood Rd and Myrtle St , Southville BS3 1EB
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Cross RC Primary School
Dean Lane , Bedminster BS3 1DB
3out of 4 301 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Compass Point Primary School
South Street , Bedminster BS3 3AU
2out of 4 659 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ashton Gate Primary School
Ashton Gate Road , BS3 1SZ
4out of 4 795 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Luckwell Primary School
Luckwell Road , Bedminster BS3 3ET
1out of 4 981 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
College Square , BS1 5TS
4out of 4 990 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Somerset Square , BS1 6RT
4out of 4 1,259 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ashton Park School
Blackmoor's Lane , Bower Ashton BS3 2JL
3out of 4 2,027 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Cotham School
Cotham Lawn Road , Cotham BS6 6DT
3out of 4 2,463 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bedminster Down School
Donald Road , Bedminster Down BS13 7DQ
3out of 4 2,906 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Bristol College
St George's Road , Anchor Road BS1 5UA
- not rated 921 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
LPW Independent School
LPW House , Princess Street BS3 4AG
- not rated 1,177 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital
Berkeley Place , Clifton BS8 1JX
- not rated 1,454 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Bristol Grammar School
University Road , BS8 1SR
- not rated 1,815 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Bristol
Senate House , Tyndall Avenue BS8 1TH
- not rated 1,912 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Clifton High School
College Road , BS8 3JD
- not rated 2,244 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.