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Parson Street Primary School

Academy converter in Bristol, BS3 5NR, taking ages 3 to 11, 232 on roll.

Good Ofsted, Sep 2024
1.75 mi Admitted from, latest published year
49% Full
50.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the latest published round, the furthest child offered a place lived 1.75 miles away.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.

The circle is 1.75 miles, the distance the school admitted from in the latest published year.

This is not a catchment area. 1.75 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.
How to read this

Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Parson Street Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.

Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.

Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside it; each opens the district's guide.

The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.

Source: Bristol, City of, published admission distances

Two schools, both in reach

Two children, or a first and second preference? Add a second school to see where both are in reach, cheapest districts first. Only a school with a published distance can be added.

If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Bristol, City of, 64 of 218 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (29.4%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.

Other schools nearby with a published distance

The closest schools to Parson Street Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.

SchoolPhaseAdmitted fromAway
Oasis Academy Marksbury Road Both in reach Primary 0.69 mi 0.6 mi
Cheddar Grove Primary School Both in reach Primary 1.02 mi 0.7 mi
Ashton Gate Primary School Both in reach Primary 1.14 mi 0.8 mi
Southville Primary School Both in reach Primary 1.38 mi 0.8 mi
Victoria Park Primary School Both in reach Primary 0.29 mi 0.8 mi
Ashton Vale Primary School Both in reach Primary 0.3 mi 0.9 mi

The distance as a picture

Parson Street Primary School catchment area map: the 1.75 mile admission distance and the postcode districts inside it
Drawn to scale from the published figure, with the districts whose centre falls inside. Save the picture, or share this page and this is the card that appears.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 232 pupils in 472 places (49% full)
TrustAMPLIFY EDUCATION
Local authorityBristol, City of

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted Good, inspected 25 September 2024
Meeting the expected standard 50.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 50.0%
2023/24 38.0%
2022/23 58.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Parson Street Primary School

Girls and boys45.7% girls, 54.3% boys
English as an additional language23.7% of pupils
Free school meals39.7% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Parson Street Primary School

Cheapest district inside the 1.75 miles: BS1, median £200,000. Dearest: BS3, £315,000.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
BS1 Bristol, City of 1.5 mi £200,000 25 sales
BS13 Bristol, City of 1.4 mi £255,000 51 sales
BS99 Bristol, City of 0.9 mi £275,000 203 sales
BS3 Bristol, City of 0.4 mi £315,000 136 sales
How to read this

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 1.75 miles the school admitted from in the latest published year, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.

Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide

Getting to Parson Street Primary School by bus

Best-served stop: Parson Street Stn, 0.2 mi away, with 23.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 02:38, last 05:03.

Every stop within 600 m
StopFrom the schoolWeekday daytime, an hourEveningSundayRoutes
Parson Street Stn0.1 mi9.15.25.0m1, 76, X91
Highbury Road0.1 mi4.53.01.876, 100
Parson Street Stn0.2 mi5.83.02.175, 44, SB7, 37

These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing Parson Street Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around BS3: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at BS3 5NR, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Parson Street Primary School?

Parson Street Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in the latest published year lived 1.75 miles away, per Bristol, City of.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Parson Street Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.75 miles was enough in the latest published year. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Parson Street Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

Every Bristol, City of school's distance

All Bristol, City of schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →

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