Stanton Drew Primary SchoolPensford Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Stanton Drew Primary School and Pensford Primary School are primary schools in Bristol.

  • Stanton Drew Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Pensford Primary School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Pensford Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Stanton Drew Primary School was judged the expected standard and Pensford 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 45.0% for Stanton Drew Primary School and 93.0% for Pensford Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Stanton Drew Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Pensford Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 93.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Stanton Drew Primary School versus Pensford Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolStanton Drew Primary SchoolBristolPensford Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100B78/100Stronger figure
Local ranking44th of 61 in Bath and North East Somerset 5th of 61 in Bath and North East Somerset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll57 101
Capacity70 105
LocationBristol, BS39 4EQ Bristol, BS39 4AA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard45.0% 93.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census57 101
Free school meals (ever 6)22.8% 5.0%
English as an additional language7.0% 0.0%
SEN support15.8% 16.8%
SEN with an EHC plan5.3% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.7% 8.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Stanton Drew Primary School

Pensford Primary School

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