Cathedral Primary SchoolHotwells Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bristol.

Summary of the comparison

Cathedral Primary School and Hotwells Primary School are primary schools in Bristol.

  • Cathedral Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Hotwells Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hotwells Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cathedral Primary School was judged the expected standard and Hotwells Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 62.0% for Cathedral Primary School and 85.0% for Hotwells Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Cathedral Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Hotwells Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cathedral Primary School versus Hotwells Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolCathedral Primary SchoolBristolHotwells Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking46th of 98 in Bristol 29th of 98 in Bristol Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll419 133
Capacity420 210
LocationBristol, BS1 5TS Bristol, BS8 4ND
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard62.0% 85.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 15.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census419 133
Free school meals (ever 6)22.0% 27.1%
English as an additional language10.7% 31.6%
SEN support10.7% 7.5%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 3.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure7.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.2% Stronger figure20.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Cathedral Primary School

Hotwells Primary School

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