Academy converter · Bristol, City of

Nova Primary School

4–11Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
151366URN

Barracks Lane, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

2.4 above Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

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41 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 July 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

4.6applications per place, Reception

2.4 above Bristol, City of median (2.2) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

41 applications · 9 places offered · 9 named it first

2026 4.6; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 3.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2024 2.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.2; as the previous school
2023 2.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2022 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2021 2.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Bristol, City of median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Bristol, City of median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 0.8; Bristol, City of median median 1.2; as the previous school

This school
Bristol, City of median

Dashed bars: as Nova Primary School (URN 108914), 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	9	41	4.6	9	1.00
Sep 2025 *	20	67	3.4	20	1.00
Sep 2024 *	24	70	2.9	20	0.83
Sep 2023 *	21	57	2.7	16	0.76
Sep 2022 *	28	57	2.0	27	0.96
Sep 2021 *	30	86	2.9	30	1.00
Sep 2020 *	52	100	1.9	37	0.71
Sep 2019 *	39	93	2.4	37	0.95
Sep 2018 *	43	100	2.3	33	0.77
Sep 2017 *	46	91	2.0	40	0.87
Sep 2016 *	59	114	1.9	46	0.78
Sep 2015 *	38	84	2.2	30	0.79
Sep 2014 *	58	49	0.8	36	0.62

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Nova Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

4.6applications per place
Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery
0.6 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Shirehampton Primary School
0.8 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Long Cross
1.1 km · Bristol, City of

2026

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol
1.4 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Crockerne Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · North Somerset

Good2023

1.1applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Bank Leaze
2.6 km · Bristol, City of

2025

1.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Sea Mills Primary School and Nursery
2.6 km · Bristol, City of

Good2023

2.0applications per place

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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 151366 · 801/2006
Trust: Amplify Education
Capacity: 360 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 36.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2025
Replaced: Nova Primary School (URN 108914)
Address: Barracks Lane, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9NG
Local authority: Bristol, City of

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