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Fonthill Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Ascot Road, Southmead, Bristol BS10 5SW · fonthill.bristol.sch.uk · 0117 377 2550
On the mapSearch near BS10 5SW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bristol, City of 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.38 mi
- 2.22 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bristol Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 221
- 88% of 252 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.7%
- First language not English
- 45.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Amplify Education
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.38 mi (2.22 km) from the school. Source: Bristol Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 21 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 25 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 18 | 13 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.38 mi2.22 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.44 mi0.71 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
The council marks the distance as not needed as a tie-break.
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Bristol, City of it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131496)
Ofsted
Fonthill Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131496), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131496)
Apr 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131496)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (34 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 34
- 15% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied