Wellesley Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Wellesley Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 April 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Edgeworth, Yate, Bristol, BS37 8YR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 April 2024
Strengths
- “Wellesley Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “The school has a clear vision for the education it wants to provide.”
- “Pupils embrace this and are passionate to ‘aim high and reach for the sky!’.”
To improve
- “Pupils find it more difficult to reflect on their prior learning and make links to their current learning.”
- “The school recognises that the curriculum needs further embedding to enable pupils to build on what they already know and deepen their knowledge.”
- “In some subjects, assessment is not used effectively to check what all pupils know and remember to inform future learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 2024 (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) | 57% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in South Gloucestershire.
- Abbotswood Primary School 0.2 mi Standards maintained
- Woodlands Primary School 0.7 mi Good
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Raysfield Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tyndale Primary School 1.4 mi Good
- Broadway Infant School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Ridge Junior School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade