Shield Road Primary School
Shields Avenue, Northville, Bristol, BS7 0RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Rhodri Hopkins
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 109014
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454867185
About this school
Shield Road Primary School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 181 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 December 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 43% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 60% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 60% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 57% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| 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 Shield Road 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 | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shield Road Primary School compares
Shield Road Primary School ranked 81st of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6.6% | 25% | 181 | — |
| Charborough Road Primary School | 45% | 6.5% | 15.7% | 254 | 0.3 miles |
| Upper Horfield Primary School | 58% | 5.9% | 30.8% | 185 | 0.4 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 12.9% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| Wallscourt Farm Academy | 67% | 4.5% | 18.8% | 400 | 0.8 miles |
| Fonthill Primary Academy | 47% | 8.6% | 40.8% | 221 | 0.8 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25%
- English as an additional language
- 34.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.59%
- Persistent absence
- 21.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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Charborough Road Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Upper Horfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Wallscourt Farm Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Fonthill Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Shield Road Primary School ranks 189th of the 198 ranked primary 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 Shield Road Primary School teach?
- Shield Road Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Shield Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shield Road Primary School is Mr Rhodri Hopkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shield Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shield Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Shield Road Primary School?
- Shield Road Primary School has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Shield Road Primary School full?
- Shield Road Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 181 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shield Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shield Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shield Road Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shield Road Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Shield Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shield Road Primary School rank locally?
- Shield Road Primary School ranked 81st of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shield Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Shield Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shield Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shield Road 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 29 June 2026.