Birdwell Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bristol, North Somerset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.756 miles
Published by North Somerset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Birdwell Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, North Somerset for ages 3–11 (academy converter). North Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Birdwell 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 | 2.756 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 |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 2.756 miles away, the 3rd longest of 13 North Somerset primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception last distance in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2015, and it swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 66 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 60 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hollis Close, Long Ashton, Bristol, BS41 9AZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- North Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 427 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 December 2025
Strengths
- “Birdwell Primary School is a place ‘where everybody can be somebody’.”
- “Pupils develop a zest for lifelong learning.”
- “They want to come to school to spend time with their friends in the playground and in the classroom.”
To improve
- “However, there is some variability in the quality of work pupils present.”
- “Some expectations are not high enough.”
- “This hinders a minority of pupils from producing high-quality work across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 February 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) | 84% | 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: 66 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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 North Somerset.
- Northleaze Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dundry Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Winford Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Backwell Church of England Junior School 3.3 mi Not judged
- Crockerne Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- West Leigh Infant School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Golden Valley Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published