The Dolphin 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 23/02/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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25a Bath Buildings, Bristol

School Information

Address: 25a Bath Buildings, Bristol, BS6 5PT
Website: http://www.dolphinschoolbristol.org/
Telephone: 01179240517
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Shelley Flanagan
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138377

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 313
Number of Boys: 132
Number of Girls: 181

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0 to 4.4
Writing
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.4
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre
Little Bishop Street, St Paul's BS2 9JF 		639 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre
Haviland House, St Judes BS2 0DT 		1,309 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Werburghs Park Nursery School
Glenfrome Road, St Werburgh's BS2 9UX 		1,435 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School
Spencer House, Ship Lane BS1 6RR 		2,533 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Limes Nursery School
Johnsons Road, Whitehall BS5 9AT 		2,630 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Dolphin School
25a Bath Buildings, Montpelier BS6 5PT 		0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cotham Gardens Primary School
18 Cotham Grove, BS6 6AL 		649 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4St Barnabas Church of England VC Primary School
Albany Road, Montpelier BS6 5LQ 		682 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fairlawn Primary School
Fairlawn Road, BS6 5JL 		688 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cabot Primary School
Halston Drive, St Paul's BS2 9JE 		803 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Montpelier High School
Cheltenham Road, BS6 5RD 		159 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Cotham School
Cotham Lawn Road, Cotham BS6 6DT 		995 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Redland Green School
Redland Court Road, Redland BS6 7EH 		1,280 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Fairfield High School
Allfoxton Road, Horfield BS7 9NL 		1,654 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bristol Cathedral Choir School
College Square, BS1 5TS 		2,055 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity of Bristol College
St George's Road, Anchor Road BS1 5UA 		2,240 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Bristol Hospital Education Service
Falkland Road, Montpelier BS6 5JL 		685 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNorth Bristol Post 16 Centre
Charnwood House, 30 Cotham Park BS6 6BU 		708 yd Sixth form centres No Mixed More About School
- not ratedAndalusia Academy Bristol
Old School Building, St Matthias Park BS2 0BA 		1,346 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Bristol
Senate House, Tyndall Avenue BS8 1TH 		1,375 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBristol Grammar School
University Road, BS8 1SR 		1,512 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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