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Shield Road Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Shields Avenue, Northville, Bristol BS7 0RR · shieldroadprimaryschool.org.uk · 01454 867185
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 38%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. South Gloucestershire 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 181
- 86% of 210 places
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 29.3%
- First language not English
- 35.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 13 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 13 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 21 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 20 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across South Gloucestershire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼38% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 December 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Shield Road Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 57
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (35%) with SEND