Academy sponsor led · Bristol, City of

E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School

4–11Ages
308Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140269URN

Fairlawn Road, Montpelier, BS6 5JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bristol, City of

80 applications for 39 places · 52nd of 89 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 · Oct 2023

Inspection history

18 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

80 applications · 39 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 3.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2024 3.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2023 2.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2022 3.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2021 3.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2020 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 2.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2018 2.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2017 3.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2016 2.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2015 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2014 1.4; Bristol, City of median median 1.2; as the previous school

This school
Bristol, City of median

Dashed bars: as E-Act the Dolphin School (URN 138377), the previous school.

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	39	80	2.1	37	0.95
Sep 2025	27	86	3.2	22	0.81
Sep 2024	29	101	3.5	49	1.69
Sep 2023	30	71	2.4	29	0.97
Sep 2022	29	104	3.6	40	1.38
Sep 2021	35	109	3.1	26	0.74
Sep 2020	35	95	2.7	32	0.91
Sep 2019	43	107	2.5	29	0.67
Sep 2018	42	117	2.8	35	0.83
Sep 2017	34	103	3.0	28	0.82
Sep 2016	29	74	2.6	18	0.62
Sep 2015	30	55	1.8	16	0.53
Sep 2014 *	60	81	1.4	67	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 73% · Maths 76% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%40th of 90 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Bristol, City of 77% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Bristol, City of 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Bristol, City of 70% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Bristol, City of 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Bristol, City of 73% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Bristol, City of 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	61%	12%	106	103
2023/24	56%	10%	108	104
2022/23	57%	7%	109	103

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

E-ACT Fairlawn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Sefton Park Infant School
0.6 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good2023

61%met the SATs standard
St Werburgh's Primary School
0.7 km · Bristol, City of

Good2024

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Cabot Primary School
0.7 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Evergreen Primary Academy
0.8 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

2.2applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Brunel Field Primary School
1.0 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

2.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Bristol, City of

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Cotham Gardens Primary School
1.2 km · Bristol, City of

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140269 · 801/2093
Trust: E-Act
Capacity: 420 pupils · 308 on roll
Free school meals: 33.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: E-Act the Dolphin School (URN 138377)
Address: Fairlawn Road, Montpelier, BS6 5JL
Local authority: Bristol, City of

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources