Community school · Bristol, City of

Air Balloon Hill Primary School

4–11Ages
788Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135867URN

Hillside Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 7PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bristol, City of

195 applications for 89 places · 43rd of 89 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%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 GoodApr 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

22 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
18 April 2018
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Bristol, City of median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

195 applications · 89 places offered · 88 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2024 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2023 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2021 1.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2020 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2018 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2017 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2016 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2015 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2014 1.5; Bristol, City of median median 1.2

More applications per place than the Bristol, City of median in 1 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	89	195	2.2	88	0.99
Sep 2025	120	204	1.7	109	0.91
Sep 2024	109	221	2.0	97	0.89
Sep 2023	112	195	1.7	98	0.88
Sep 2022	115	209	1.8	103	0.90
Sep 2021	116	189	1.6	89	0.77
Sep 2020	119	205	1.7	97	0.82
Sep 2019	107	181	1.7	85	0.79
Sep 2018	111	222	2.0	100	0.90
Sep 2017	120	217	1.8	107	0.89
Sep 2016	120	249	2.1	126	1.05
Sep 2015	119	238	2.0	106	0.89
Sep 2014	120	184	1.5	148	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 68% · Maths 73% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%43rd of 90 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Bristol, City of 77% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Bristol, City of 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Bristol, City of 70% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Bristol, City of 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Bristol, City of 73% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Bristol, City of 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bristol, City of median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	7%	107	105
2023/24	47%	4%	106	104
2022/23	60%	6%	105	105

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

Air Balloon Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Summerhill Infant School
0.9 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place
Two Mile Hill Primary School
0.9 km · Bristol, City of

Requires improvement2022

2.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Summerhill Academy
0.9 km · Bristol, City of

2026

89%met the SATs standard
E-ACT the Kingfisher School
1.4 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

2.8applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Beacon Rise Primary School
1.5 km · South Gloucestershire

Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Bristol, City of

Good2024

2.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Chester Park Junior School
1.6 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

41%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135867 · 801/3441
Capacity: 840 pupils · 788 on roll
Free school meals: 26.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2009
Address: Hillside Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 7PB
Local authority: Bristol, City of

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