Air Balloon Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bristol, Bristol, City of
Air Balloon Hill Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 November 2023. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hillside Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 7PB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bristol, City of
- Pupils on roll
- 788 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 November 2023
Strengths
- “Air Balloon Hill Primary School is a friendly, nurturing and welcoming school.”
- “The school has created an atmosphere where ‘everyone can achieve, everyone can learn and everyone belongs’.”
- “It has high aspirations for all pupils, as reflected in its vision that pupils should ‘look to the stars’.”
To improve
- “However, some learning is not adapted quickly enough to enable some pupils to develop a deeper understanding.”
- “As a result, these pupils do not build on their knowledge as well as they could.”
- “This starts in the early years and continues into key stage 2.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 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) | 60% | 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: 88 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 82 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2020 to 2026, as Bristol, City of published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bristol, City of.
- Summerhill Infant School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Two Mile Hill Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Summerhill Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- E-ACT the Kingfisher School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Chester Park Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chester Park Infant School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published