Cathedral Primary School

Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Bristol, Bristol, City of

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

From Bristol City Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Cathedral Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

Cathedral 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	Not published
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

22.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 12.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bristol.
For Reception 2026 there were 51 first-choice applications for 54 offers. Every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% 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: College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS
Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 422 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 22.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.8

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024

Strengths

“The school’s vision ‘many voices, one harmony’ is a golden thread that runs throughout the school.”
“The school expects all pupils to achieve highly.”
“Pupils rise to this and learn well across the curriculum.”

To improve

“However, in a few curriculum subjects, teachers’ checks on how well pupils learn the curriculum are not always effective.”
“Consequently, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge in those subjects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 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)	62%	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: 51 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 51 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.

Willow Park CofE Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Holy Cross RC Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Southville Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Christ Church Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Ashton Gate Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Hotwells Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published