Southville Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Bristol, Bristol, City of
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.17 miles
Published by Bristol City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Southville Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 March 2023. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Southville Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.17 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bristol.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.17 miles away, the 7th longest of the 26 Bristol primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 87 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 85 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (2%) were not offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 9.7% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 34.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bristol.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bristol, City of schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Merrywood Rd and Myrtle St, Southville, Bristol, BS3 1EB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bristol, City of
- Pupils on roll
- 632 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 March 2023
Strengths
- “The school is proud to be at the heart of the community for pupils and families.”
- “Many extra-curricular events, such as picnics and fairs, take place throughout the year to bring the school community together.”
- “They behave well, but if problems occur, staff support them to resolve these with courage and imagination.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, pupils’ knowledge is less secure.”
- “However, in some subjects, content is not yet as clearly sequenced.”
- “As a result, pupils do not build their knowledge as well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 75% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 87 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 85 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bristol, City of.
- Holy Cross RC Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Compass Point Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashton Gate Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Luckwell Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cathedral Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Parson Street Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Victoria Park Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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