St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School
Pennywell Road, Bristol, BS5 0TJ
125 pupils · 60% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE CARDINAL NEWMAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Free school meals
- 68.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 14 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 33% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 14 | 29 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 18 | 29 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 16 | 16 | 24 | 16 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Easton CofE Primary School 0.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Cabot Primary School 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Hannah More Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Evergreen Primary Academy 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- E-Act Bannerman Road Community Academy 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- E-Act Barton Hill Academy 1.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.