Frome Vale Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Bristol, Bristol, City of

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.60 miles

Published by Bristol City Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Frome Vale Academy is a primary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

Frome Vale Academy 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 2026	0.60 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 0.60 miles away, the 10th shortest of 26 Bristol primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.85 miles).
The Reception last distance was nearer the school in 2026 than in 2025 and about the same as in 2023, though it swung sharply between some years.
For Reception 2026 there were 29 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 23 offers went to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
29 of the 115 Reception 2026 applications (25%) came from families living outside Bristol; 4 offers went to them.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bristol, City of schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Frenchay Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 2QS
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 203 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 29.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026

Strengths

“Frome Vale Academy is a calm, purposeful school where learning drives the culture.”
“Leaders believe every child can achieve and never let barriers hold pupils back.”
“They make sure children understand that education can open doors for their future.”

To improve

“Staff interactions are nurturing, but they are not consistently focused on developing children’s language and vocabulary.”
“They know this monitoring could be even more rigorous and are improving their systems to ensure further impact.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (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)	57%	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: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 23 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 Bristol, City of.

Avanti Gardens School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Begbrook Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Fishponds CofE Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Minerva Primary Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Chester Park Infant School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Chester Park Junior School 1.4 mi School remains Good
Two Mile Hill Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published