Begbrook Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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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Begbrook Primary Academy is a primary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 September 2023. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

Begbrook Primary Academy 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

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, which 16 of the 94 other Bristol primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome also did.
Reception 2026 had 43 first-choice applications for 47 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer and the 27th lowest of 93 Bristol primary schools.
For Reception 2026, 29 of the 87 applications (33%) came from families living outside Bristol, and 13 offers went to them.

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: Begbrook Drive, Stapleton, Bristol, BS16 1HG
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 462 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 22.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.2

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 26 September 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are proud of their school.”
“They talk positively about recent changes at the school.”
“The ‘pupil voice group’ ensures that pupils feel involved in school improvement.”

To improve

“However, at times, the way the curriculum is taught does not always match the ambition of the school.”
“This leads to some pupils becoming confused about what they are learning.”
“As a result, some pupils do not build knowledge and skills well.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 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)	66%	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: 43 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 43 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.

Avanti Gardens School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
Fishponds CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
Frome Vale Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Chester Park Infant School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Chester Park Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Stoke Park Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
Glenfrome Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published