Shield Road Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2020
0.509 miles
Published by Bristol City Council · offers on 16 April 2020
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Shield Road Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 December 2023. South Gloucestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 entry.
Shield Road Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2020 | 0.509 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 38% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in South Gloucestershire.
- For Reception 2026 there were 13 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 8 of the 35 applications (23%) came from families living outside South Gloucestershire, and 4 offers went to them.
- 29.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 20% across the 8 nearest primary schools in South Gloucestershire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other South Gloucestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Shields Avenue, Northville, Bristol, BS7 0RR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 181 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 December 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning at Shield Road Primary School.”
- “Staff create an environment where pupils feel listened to and valued.”
- “The school welcomes pupils from other countries, who quickly become part of the school community.”
To improve
- “As a result, the checks staff make on what pupils know and remember do not precisely identify if pupils securely grasp the skills, vocabulary and knowledge leaders intend.”
- “This limits what some pupils learn and how well they learn it.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 38% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 13 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 13 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in South Gloucestershire.
- Charborough Road Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wallscourt Farm Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Filton Hill Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Gifford 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Little Stoke Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Charlton Wood Primary Academy 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Callicroft Primary School 1.9 mi Good
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good