Fishponds CofE Primary School

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

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Bristol City Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Fishponds CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 March 2022. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

Fishponds CofE 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 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
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

Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as was the case at 16 of the 94 other Bristol primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
In 2024/25, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
For Reception in 2026 there were 32 first-choice applications for 38 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
39% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 29.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bristol.

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: Fishponds Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 3UH
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 310 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 39% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 16.2

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

Ofsted

Good Inspected 9 March 2022

Strengths

“This Church of England school is welcoming, nurturing and inclusive.”
“Staff ensure that all pupils, including those in the special educational needs (SEN) unit and the school's inclusion base, feel safe, happy and ready to learn.”
“Pupils are benefiting from improvements to the curriculum and teaching that have been made since the school joined the Lighthouse Schools Partnership.”

To improve

“However, too many pupils do not benefit fully from these improvements because they do not attend regularly.”
“Others miss the welcome at the start of the day because they arrive late.”
“Nevertheless, over time, too many pupils have not achieved well in national tests and assessments.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 September 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)	51%	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: 32 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 32 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 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
Chester Park Infant School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Chester Park Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Begbrook Primary Academy 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
Minerva Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Frome Vale Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
May Park Primary School 1.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published