St Johns Church of England Primary School, CliftonCotham Gardens Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton and Cotham Gardens Primary School are primary schools in Bristol.

  • St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Cotham Gardens Primary School scores 27 out of 100 (grade F, weak). St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton was judged exceptional and Cotham Gardens Primary School was judged in need of attention.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 77.0% for St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton and 53.0% for Cotham Gardens Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton (67.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Cotham Gardens Primary School (32.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton versus Cotham Gardens Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolSt Johns Church of England Primary School, CliftonBristolCotham Gardens Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100Stronger figureF27/100
Local ranking10th of 98 in Bristol Stronger figure94th of 98 in Bristol
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll466 412
Capacity525 630
LocationBristol, BS8 2UH Bristol, BS6 6AL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard77.0% Stronger figure53.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census466 412
Free school meals (ever 6)11.2% 20.6%
English as an additional language27.5% 45.1%
SEN support10.7% 15.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.1% Stronger figure12.7% 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.

St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton

Cotham Gardens Primary School

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