The Park Primary School

About The Park Primary School

The Park Primary School sits within the South Gloucestershire local authority, a large area with 93 primary schools, only five of which hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself is rated Good, a grade it has maintained across its most recent inspections, including an ungraded visit in 2023 that confirmed it remains Good. Among its local peers, the top-performing schools by ranking score are Hambrook Primary School (97), Marshfield Church of England Primary School (88), and Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary School (84). The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Beacon Rise Primary School, just 0.9 kilometres away. Headteacher Paul Rowsell leads a mixed, non-denominational primary for pupils aged 4 to 11, with 460 children on roll against a capacity of 654. The school serves a community where 21.5 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure that gives some indication of the socioeconomic mix of families it supports.

Academically, The Park Primary School’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection took place in 2017, when it received a Good rating for overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and early years provision. The 2023 ungraded inspection confirmed the school continues to meet the Good standard. The data does not include specific Key Stage 2 SATs results or a Progress 8 score for the school, so direct comparison with the local authority average of 61 per cent for expected standard in reading, writing and maths is not possible. However, the school’s consistent Good rating over two inspections suggests stable academic provision. The Ofsted report from 2017 noted that early years provision was Good, and the 2023 inspection did not downgrade any area. Parents considering the school will want to look at the most recent published SATs outcomes, which are not included in this dataset, to gauge how pupils perform against the LA benchmark.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a sensory room, sports hall, gymnasium, library, art studios, music rooms, ICT suite, and an outdoor playground. Sports provision covers dance, gymnastics, football, athletics, cricket, rounders, and tennis, while clubs include art, drama, and book club. SEND support is well-documented, with provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 104 total applications for 53 places, with 45 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.96. This level of demand suggests strong local reputation, and families should be prepared to apply early. The Park Primary suits families who value a Good-rated, inclusive state school with solid facilities and a clear SEND framework, set in a competitive South Gloucestershire primary landscape.

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