Cotham Gardens Primary School
Primary schoolCotham Gardens Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 365 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade, special measures
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 10 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 53% of pupils at Cotham Gardens Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Bristol, City of and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- North Bristol Post 16 CentreSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file220 m
- Cotham SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional)390 m
- E-ACT Montpelier High SchoolSecondary. Inadequate (overall), March 2022, before the school changed, serious weaknesses. Attainment 8 of 57.6 (2025/26, provisional)530 m
- Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- Redland Green SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), December 2023. Attainment 8 of 57.9 (2025/26, provisional)810 m
- Bristol Grammar SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file990 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bristol
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).