Community school · Bristol, City of

Ashley Down Primary School

4–11Ages
397Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108911URN

Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.1 above Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

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154 applications for 47 places · 7th of 89 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

Inspection history

18 December 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
30 January 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Bristol, City of median (2.2) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

154 applications · 47 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 3.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 2.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2024 2.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2023 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2022 3.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2021 3.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2020 3.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 3.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2018 3.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2017 4.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2016 3.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2015 3.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2014 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 1.2

More applications per place than the Bristol, City of median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Bristol, City of median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	47	154	3.3	44	0.94
Sep 2025	59	164	2.8	51	0.86
Sep 2024	60	155	2.6	58	0.97
Sep 2023	60	161	2.7	72	1.20
Sep 2022	59	191	3.2	47	0.80
Sep 2021	60	205	3.4	67	1.12
Sep 2020	60	194	3.2	61	1.02
Sep 2019	60	199	3.3	63	1.05
Sep 2018	60	195	3.3	65	1.08
Sep 2017	60	242	4.0	86	1.43
Sep 2016	60	232	3.9	78	1.30
Sep 2015	59	176	3.0	71	1.20
Sep 2014	60	111	1.9	98	1.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 59% · Maths 84% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%47th of 90 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Bristol, City of 77% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Bristol, City of 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Bristol, City of 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bristol, City of 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Bristol, City of 73% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Bristol, City of 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Bristol, City of median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	0%	109	106
2023/24	65%	8%	109	105
2022/23	79%	0%	109	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ashley Down Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Brunel Field Primary School
0.6 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

2.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Bishop Road Primary School
0.8 km · Bristol, City of

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Sefton Park Infant School
0.9 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place
Sefton Park Junior School
0.9 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

61%met the SATs standard
Filton Avenue Primary School
1.1 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
Horfield Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Bristol, City of

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place
Henleaze Junior School
1.4 km · Bristol, City of

Requires improvement2024

66%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108911 · 801/2003
Capacity: 420 pupils · 397 on roll
Free school meals: 10.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Downend Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9PD
Local authority: Bristol, City of

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources