St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School

Pennywell Road, Bristol, BS5 0TJ

Local ranking87th of 98 primary schools in Bristol

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School (URN 139032) since 31 March 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 March 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching: Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Needs attention
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 33.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 48.0%
Writing (Expected): 43.0%
Maths (Expected): 57.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 52.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 99.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 99.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 100.0
Cohort Size: 21

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 135
Boys: 65 (52%)
Girls: 60 (48%)
Capacity: 210 (60% full)
SEND: 32.6%
FSM Eligible: 65.9%
EAL: 63.7%
SEN with EHC Plan: 5.2%
SEN Support: 27.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.9:1
Teachers (FTE): 8.0
Budget per Pupil: £8,393/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 6.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 25.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

Black African: 26.7%
Black Caribbean: 14.8%
Black Other: 14.8%
White Other: 12.6%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 7.4%
Mixed Other: 5.2%
Asian Pakistani: 5.2%
Other: 4.4%

26.7%

Black African

14.8%

Black Caribbean

14.8%

Black Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01173772260

st.nicholas.p@bristol-schools.uk

Pennywell Road

Bristol, South West

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Administrative

URN: 149915
UKPRN: 10092734
Establishment No.: 2125
Trust: THE CARDINAL NEWMAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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