Chester Park Junior School

About Chester Park Junior School

Chester Park Junior School sits within the Bristol, City of local authority, where it ranks 66th out of 85 primary schools on the key stage 2 expected standard measure. That places it in the bottom half of schools locally, well behind the top-performing peers in the area. The three highest-ranked primaries in Bristol are Summerhill Academy, Westbury Park School, and Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School, all of which achieve significantly higher scores on the same metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Frome Vale Academy, about 2.3 kilometres away. Chester Park itself was rated Good in its most recent graded inspection in 2012, and an ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. Its previous inspection in 2010 had rated it Requires Improvement, so the improvement to Good has been sustained over more than a decade. The school is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary for pupils aged 7 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form provision.

Academically, the school's key stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is well below the local authority average of 58%. In reading, 64% met the expected standard and 27% reached the higher standard. In maths, 57% met the expected standard and 19% reached the higher standard. Writing saw 56% at expected and 9% at higher. The average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 102 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks 11,469th out of 13,686 primaries, placing it in the bottom 50% of schools across the country. In the South West region it ranks 1,145th out of 1,469. The school's ranking score of 47 reflects the proportion of pupils achieving the combined expected standard. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school has capacity for 360 pupils but currently has 291 on roll, so there is some spare capacity. A third of pupils (33.7%) are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average. Facilities include a sports hall, outdoor playground, playing fields, a sensory room, dining hall, library, ICT suite, art studios and a chapel. Sports offered include swimming, netball, athletics, cricket and tennis. There is a good range of clubs: chess, drama, gardening, coding and science club. The school provides for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. Chester Park Junior School will suit families who value a Good-rated local school with a broad set of facilities and clubs, and who are comfortable with academic results that sit below the local average. It is not oversubscribed, which may appeal to families seeking a more straightforward admissions process.

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