Ashton Gate Primary School
Ashton Gate Road, Bristol, BS3 1SZ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Ashton Gate Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Jones
- Constituency
- Bristol South
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 775
- URN
- 108912
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
About this school
Ashton Gate Primary School was a community primary school in Bristol. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 775 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Ashton Gate Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 106 | 112 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ashton Gate Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 788 |
| 2023/24 | 775 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashton Gate Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 72% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 9.2% | 775 | — |
| Ashton Gate Primary School | 57% | 4% | 10.4% | 749 | 0.0 miles |
| Luckwell Primary School | 27% | 5.7% | 29% | 86 | 0.4 miles |
| Southville Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 10% | 632 | 0.5 miles |
| Compass Point Primary School | 41% | 10.3% | 48.7% | 194 | 0.5 miles |
| Hotwells Primary School | 85% | 7.3% | 27.1% | 114 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.2%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 9.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ashton Gate Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Luckwell Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Southville Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Compass Point Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Hotwells Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ashton Gate Primary School teach?
- Ashton Gate Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Bristol.
- Has Ashton Gate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ashton Gate Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Ashton Gate Primary School?
- Ashton Gate Primary School had 775 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Ashton Gate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ashton Gate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashton Gate Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 August 2024.