Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Community special school · Mixed · Bristol, City of
Sheridan Road, Bristol, BS7 0PU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
84.4%
46.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
53
Capacity used
Has space70%
76 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 2–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kate Persaud
- Address
- Sheridan Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 0PU
- Phone
- 01179030366
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward / constituency
- Horfield · Bristol North West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109385
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 39% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
53 pupils · 76 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 45 pupils
Attendance
84.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
15.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
46.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
11.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 5 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Combined Science | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.