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Ashton Vale Primary School

4–11Ages
147Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145321URN

Avebury Road, Ashton Vale, Bristol, BS3 2QG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.4 below Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bristol, City of

33 applications for 18 places · 71st of 89 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%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 inspection · 4 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Bristol, City of median (2.2) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

33 applications · 18 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2024 1.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2023 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2022 1.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2021 1.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2020 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 1.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2018 1.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Bristol, City of median median 1.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bristol, City of median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Bristol, City of median

Dashed bars: as Ashton Vale Primary School (URN 108913), 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	18	33	1.8	17	0.94
Sep 2025	16	29	1.8	16	1.00
Sep 2024	17	22	1.3	17	1.00
Sep 2023	20	34	1.7	18	0.90
Sep 2022	25	40	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2021	26	38	1.5	23	0.88
Sep 2020	31	51	1.7	36	1.16
Sep 2019	29	40	1.4	26	0.90
Sep 2018 *	24	39	1.6	24	1.00
Sep 2017 *	26	41	1.6	26	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	55	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2015 *	30	56	1.9	32	1.07
Sep 2014 *	30	35	1.2	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 78% · Maths 74% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%15th of 90 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Bristol, City of 77% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Bristol, City of 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Bristol, City of 70% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Bristol, City of 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Bristol, City of 73% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Bristol, City of 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	74%	13%	105	104
2023/24	61%	4%	104	103
2022/23	32%	0%	99	98

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

Ashton Vale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Luckwell Primary School
1.0 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.4applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Cheddar Grove Primary School
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ashton Gate Primary School
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Parson Street Primary School
1.5 km · Bristol, City of

Good2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Compass Point Primary School
1.5 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

2.0applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Northleaze Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · North Somerset

2026

5.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Southville Primary School
1.9 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Hotwells Primary School
1.9 km · Bristol, City of

Good2022

2.7applications per place 85%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145321 · 801/2005
Trust: Excalibur Academies Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 147 on roll
Free school meals: 36.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2018
Replaced: Ashton Vale Primary School (URN 108913)
Address: Avebury Road, Ashton Vale, Bristol, BS3 2QG
Local authority: Bristol, City of

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