Holymead Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bristol, Bristol, City of

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Bristol City Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Holymead Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 27 September 2023. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

Holymead 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	Every applicant was offered a place
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

Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in all 3 earlier years with a published outcome.
16 of the 94 other Bristol primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
In Reception 2026 there were 79 first-choice applications for 88 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 55% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

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: Hollywood Road, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 4LE
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 583 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 13.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.4

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 27 September 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are proud of attending Holymead Primary School.”
“Staff have high aspirations for pupils.”
“Pupils thrive, both academically and personally, in this environment.”

To improve

“However, in some subjects, the school has not identified exactly what it is that pupils need to know.”
“This does not help pupils to build confidently on what they know already or prepare for what comes next.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 November 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)	55%	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: 79 first-preference applications, 88 offers in total, 79 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.

Broomhill Junior School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
Broomhill Infant & Nursery School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
Wicklea Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
West Town Lane Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Anne's Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
E-ACT the Kingfisher School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
Hillcrest Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Knowle Park Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published