Elmlea Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bristol, City of
Elmlea Avenue, Bristol, BS9 3UU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 28/03/2023
Application demand
71%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.7%
3.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
270
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
270 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
71%
1st preference success rate
89 of 125 families who put it first got an offer
90
Places offered
250
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 125 | 89 | ● 71% |
| 2nd preference | 84 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 41 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 250 | 90 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Bristol, City of lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Becca Hine
- Address
- Elmlea Avenue, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3UU
- Phone
- 01173772352
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward / constituency
- Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze · Bristol North West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147476
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 5% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: RUSSELL EDUCATION TRUST
270 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 183 pupils
Attendance
96.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
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.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bristol, City of council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
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.