Primary
St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School
Pennywell Road, Bristol, BS5 0TJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 125 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- THE CARDINAL NEWMAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 6.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 14.1
- Pupils per adult
- 9.7
- Pupils
- 137
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2022
Previous framework
Inadequate
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Early yearsInadequate
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationInadequate
SATs results
33%
29 points below the Bristol average (62% across 194 schools)
99.0
6.4 below the Bristol average (105.4 across 194 schools)
192nd of 194 by our score, among the primary schools in Bristol we can score - 221 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 99 |
| Average reading score | 99 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 33% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time2 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 40% |
| 24/25 | 33% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 99.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 98.0 |
| 24/25 | 99.0 |
Pennywell Road, Bristol, BS5 0TJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Bristol, City of admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Rachael James
- Address
- Pennywell Road, Bristol, BS5 0TJ
- Telephone
- 01173772260