Academy sponsor led · Bristol, City of

E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy

3–11Ages
213Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144779URN

Doncaster Road, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5PU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.6 above Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bristol, City of

44 applications for 16 places · 14th of 89 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 30 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Bristol, City of median (2.2) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

44 applications · 16 places offered · 15 named it first

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

2026 2.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 3.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2024 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2023 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2021 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2020 1.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 1.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2018 0.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 1.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 0.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 0.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 0.5; Bristol, City of median median 1.2; as the previous school

This school
Bristol, City of median

Dashed bars: as Badocks Wood Primary School (URN 109139), 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	16	44	2.8	15	0.94
Sep 2025	13	46	3.5	11	0.85
Sep 2024	20	43	2.2	18	0.90
Sep 2023	15	32	2.1	14	0.93
Sep 2022	20	36	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2021	22	44	2.0	22	1.00
Sep 2020	34	42	1.2	21	0.62
Sep 2019	30	35	1.2	19	0.63
Sep 2018 *	26	24	0.9	11	0.42
Sep 2017 *	36	40	1.1	15	0.42
Sep 2016 *	45	35	0.8	20	0.44
Sep 2015 *	46	34	0.7	20	0.43
Sep 2014 *	44	22	0.5	21	0.48

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 75% · Maths 72% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%37th of 90 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Bristol, City of 77% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Bristol, City of 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Bristol, City of 70% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Bristol, City of 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Bristol, City of 73% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Bristol, City of 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	63%	3%	104	101
2023/24	68%	0%	103	102
2022/23	73%	6%	106	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

E-ACT Badock's Wood AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Little Mead Primary Academy
0.6 km · Bristol, City of

2026

1.6applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy
0.6 km · Bristol, City of

Improved significantly2025

4.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Horfield Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Bristol, City of

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

Good2024

3.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Blaise Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
E-ACT St Ursula's Academy
1.4 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Fonthill Primary Academy
1.4 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Brentry Primary School
1.5 km · Bristol, City of

2026

3.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

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: 144779 · 801/2117
Trust: E-Act
Capacity: 315 pupils · 213 on roll
Free school meals: 58.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Badocks Wood Primary School (URN 109139)
Address: Doncaster Road, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5PU
Local authority: Bristol, City of

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