Information about Bristol primary schools

Information about Bristol primary schools, find a primary school, admission arrangements, how places were allocated in previous years and furthest distance table

Find your nearest primary school

Map of Bristol primary schools 

Use our school finder, enter your postcode to find your nearest primary school and school Headteacher and contact details.

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Split Site Schools

If a school has more than one site the home to school distance will be measured from the midpoint between the two sites.

Schools with split sites in September 2021 are Ashton Gate Primary, Cotham Gardens, Holymead Primary School, St John’s C of E VC Primary, St Werburgh’s Primary and Southville Primary.

Term dates

Bristol schools term and holiday dates  

Types of school

Different types of primary schools in Bristol

Admission arrangements

See Bristol primary school reception places and admissions policies page for :

• school website address
• planned admission number for 2021
• type of school
• age range
• number on role
• number of on time applications last year
• admissions policy for 2021

Allocation of places in previous years

How places by school were allocated for reception places for September 2020

How places by school were allocated for reception places in previous years.

See primary school place appeals for details of applications and outcome of Bristol primary school appeals last year.

Furthest distance table

The furthest distance table  gives the furthest distance that places were offered in previous years where schools were oversubscribed.

Starting school later

See starting school later.

Primary application for other year groups

For other year groups you should make an In Year application

Free school meals

Find out if your child can get free school meals and how to apply.

Home to school travel

Find out if your child can get support with home to school travel and how to apply