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Filton Avenue Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy

Lockleaze Road, Horfield, Bristol BS7 9RP · filtonavenue.com · 0117 903 0302

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2022
Key stage 2, 2024/25
65%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bristol, City of 59%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Bristol Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
568
90% of 630 places
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Free school meals
41.7%
First language not English
34.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bristol Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 61 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 63 (Places 66)63September 2023: 72 (Places 78)72September 2024: 57 (Places 61)57September 2025: 74 (Places 77)74September 2026: 59 (Places 61)59Places 61
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202661591100%
September 2025Sept 202577741100%
September 2024Sept 202461570.9100%
September 2023Sept 202378720.9100%
September 2022Sept 202266631100%

Results

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Bristol, City of it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 21% (England 53%)21%2016/17: 40% (England 61%)40%2017/18: 67% (England 64%)67%2018/19: 54% (England 65%)54%2022/23: 62% (England 60%)62%2023/24: 69% (England 61%)69%2024/25: 65% (England 62%)65%England 62%

Ofsted

Filton Avenue Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 March 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
15 Mar 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • May 2018Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2011Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
  • Oct 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 2 January 2023).

Recommend
95%
Replies
58
9% · 2 Jan 2023
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲89% agreeEngland 79%
Told how child is doing▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Supports personal development▲97% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲87% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 24% who had a child bullied

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