Westbury Park School

About Westbury Park School

Westbury Park School’s headline metrics place it well ahead of the Bristol local authority average for primary schools. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 58%, Westbury Park achieves a striking 91%. That gap of 33 percentage points is substantial, and it’s reflected in the school’s ranking: second out of 85 primary schools in Bristol, putting it in the top 2.4% locally. Nationally, it ranks 245th out of 13,686 primaries, comfortably inside the top 2%. The school also outperforms on higher-standard attainment, with 25% of pupils reaching the higher threshold in all three subjects, compared with a figure that is not available for the LA average but is nonetheless strong. These results are backed by a 2024 Ofsted inspection that awarded Outstanding across every graded category, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

Digging into the detail of those KS2 results, the school’s performance is consistently high across individual subjects. In reading, 96% of pupils met the expected standard and 53% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 111. In maths, 95% met the expected standard and 46% achieved the higher standard, with an average score of 110. Writing saw 91% at expected and 44% at the higher level. These figures are well above national norms and reflect a school where academic expectations are clearly high. The Ofsted inspection noted Outstanding in early years provision as well, suggesting strong foundations from Reception onwards. The parent view survey, based on 177 responses, is overwhelmingly positive: 99% would recommend the school, and 91% strongly agreed that their child is happy here. On behaviour, 75% strongly agreed the school ensures good conduct, and 93% strongly agreed their child feels safe.

Westbury Park is a state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with 410 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420. It is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 214 applications for 59 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3.63, and only 58 of 68 first-preference applicants received offers. The school serves a relatively affluent catchment, with just 2.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals. Facilities include music rooms, a library, art studios, playing fields, a forest school and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, dance, swimming, rounders, netball and athletics, while clubs range from film club and coding to chess and science club. SEND provision is broad, covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language, hearing and visual impairments, multi-sensory impairment, autism, and other difficulties. This is a school for families who can secure a place and want high academic standards, strong pastoral care, and a wide range of enrichment opportunities.

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