Ashton Vale Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bristol, Bristol, City of

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

From Bristol City Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Ashton Vale Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

Ashton Vale 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	Not published
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

Reception 2026 drew 17 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bristol.
Its latest Ofsted outcome, on 4 March 2025, was not judged; the previous graded outcome, on 11 October 2022, was Requires improvement.
There are 17.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.8 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: Avebury Road, Ashton Vale, Bristol, BS3 2QG
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 147 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 36.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.5

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

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025

Strengths

“Ashton Vale school is a friendly community.”
“Pupils of all ages get along well and consistently meet adults’ high expectations of them.”
“Pupils work hard and understand why it important to do their best.”

To improve

“In a few subjects, staff do not use what they know about pupils learning to shape how they teach them.”
“Consequently, pupils do not routinely build securely on prior knowledge or move onto more complex learning when they are ready.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 April 2025 (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)	74%	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: 17 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 17 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.

Luckwell Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Cheddar Grove Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Ashton Gate Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Parson Street Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Compass Point Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Southville Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hotwells Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC) 1.2 mi Good Last distance published