St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School
Academy converter in Bristol, Bristol.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 125 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 68.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE CARDINAL NEWMAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST |
| Local authority | Bristol |
| Address | Pennywell Road, Bristol, BS5 0TJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Telephone | 01173772260 |
| URN | 149915 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 17 March 2026, published 14 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 June 2022, published 21 September 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School, URN 139032).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Easton CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Cabot Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Hannah More Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Evergreen Primary Academy (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- E-Act Barton Hill Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St Werburgh's Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.