Summerhill Academy
About the school
Summerhill Academy is an open primary school in Bristol, City of.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 9 June 2026
- Published
- 29 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 89%
- Bristol, City of
- 59%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 6%
- Bristol, City of
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 89%
- Bristol, City of
- 73%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 91%
- Bristol, City of
- 68%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 89%
- Bristol, City of
- 72%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 65%
- Bristol, City of
- 69%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 17%
- Bristol, City of
- 26%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 87%
- Bristol, City of
- 79%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Bristol, City of
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Bristol, City of
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Bristol, City of
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
221
Girls
48.42%
Boys
51.58%
SEN support
16.29%
Education, health and care plan
1.81%
English as an additional language
32.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
33.48%
Overall absence
5.86
Persistent absence
18.22