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Frome Vale Academy

  • 4–11Ages
  • 203Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 138791URN

Frenchay Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 2QS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
4.0per place
1.8 above Bristol, City of median (2.2)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bristol, City of

115 applications for 29 places · 3rd of 89 in Bristol, City of
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
57%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 24 March 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 24 March 2026
    Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
  2. 11 January 2022
    Graded inspection: Outstanding

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
4.0applications per place, Reception
1.8 above Bristol, City of median (2.2) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

115 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

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

  1. 2026 4.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  2. 2025 3.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  3. 2024 3.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  4. 2023 3.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  5. 2022 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  6. 2021 2.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  7. 2020 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  8. 2019 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  9. 2018 1.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  10. 2017 1.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  11. 2016 1.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
  12. 2015 1.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
  13. 2014 0.9; Bristol, City of median median 1.2
  • 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 2026291154.0291.00
Sep 2025301063.5331.10
Sep 2024281063.8351.25
Sep 2023291073.7401.38
Sep 202223462.0200.87
Sep 202120492.5180.90
Sep 202026481.9210.81
Sep 201930501.7280.93
Sep 201827411.5230.85
Sep 201728431.5210.75
Sep 201627421.6190.70
Sep 201533401.2170.52
Sep 201420170.9140.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 82% · Maths 79% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%51st of 90 in Bristol, City of
Reading
Expected standard82%
Higher standard18%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard82%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard79%
Higher standard11%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Bristol, City of median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2557%0%106103
2023/2483%10%109106
2022/2382%0%103105

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
138791 · 801/2064
Trust
Cabot Learning Federation
Capacity
210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals
29.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 September 2012
Replaced
Oldbury Court Primary School (URN 131499)
Address
Frenchay Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 2QS
Local authority
Bristol, City of

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