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Minerva Primary Academy

  • 3–11Ages
  • 345Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 138789URN

The Greenway, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 4HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.7per place
0.5 below Bristol, City of median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bristol, City of

61 applications for 36 places · 77th of 89 in Bristol, City of
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
79%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

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
1.7applications per place, Reception
0.5 below Bristol, City of median (2.2) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

61 applications · 36 places offered · 29 named it first

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

  1. 2026 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  2. 2025 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  3. 2024 2.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  4. 2023 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  5. 2022 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  6. 2021 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  7. 2020 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  8. 2019 1.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  9. 2018 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  10. 2017 1.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  11. 2016 1.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  12. 2015 1.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  13. 2014 0.7; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202636611.7290.81
Sep 202539852.2350.90
Sep 202427772.9240.89
Sep 202340761.9380.95
Sep 202238832.2370.97
Sep 202150951.9460.92
Sep 202053971.8470.89
Sep 201952851.6440.85
Sep 201834641.9280.82
Sep 201745561.2250.56
Sep 201640521.3350.88
Sep 201530381.3190.63
Sep 201441280.7250.61

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 87% · Maths 83% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%10th of 90 in Bristol, City of
Reading
Expected standard87%
Higher standard26%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard87%
Greater depth9%
Maths
Expected standard83%
Higher standard21%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Bristol, City of median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2579%6%106105
2023/2480%3%108106
2022/2363%2%104103

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

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
138789 · 801/2062
Trust
Cabot Learning Federation
Capacity
420 pupils · 345 on roll
Free school meals
33.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 September 2012
Replaced
Hillfields Primary School (URN 131498)
Address
The Greenway, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 4HA
Local authority
Bristol, City of

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