Fair Furlong Primary School
Vowell Close, Withywood, Bristol, BS13 9HS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Andrews
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bristol South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 454
- URN
- 109130
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173772181
About this school
Fair Furlong Primary School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 454 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 53 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 47% | 28% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 36% | 64% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 34% | 60% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 41% | 58% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -8.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.10 | - | - |
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 Fair Furlong 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 | 17% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 28% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 456 |
| 2023/24 | 455 |
| 2024/25 | 460 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fair Furlong Primary School compares
Fair Furlong Primary School ranked 89th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 28% | 8.1% | 54.1% | 454 | — |
| Hareclive E-ACT Academy | 44% | 7% | 71.6% | 305 | 0.4 miles |
| Headley Park Primary School | 73% | 7% | 24.2% | 411 | 0.7 miles |
| Four Acres Academy | 57% | 8.1% | 62.8% | 423 | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC) | 66% | 6% | 31.8% | 460 | 0.8 miles |
| Greenfield E-ACT Primary Academy | 71% | 6.9% | 58.2% | 332 | 1.1 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)
- 54.13%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.14%
- Persistent absence
- 27.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hareclive E-ACT Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Headley Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Four Acres Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC)0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Greenfield E-ACT Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Fair Furlong Primary School ranks 194th 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 Fair Furlong Primary School teach?
- Fair Furlong Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Fair Furlong Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fair Furlong Primary School is Ms Sarah Andrews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fair Furlong Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fair Furlong 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 Fair Furlong Primary School?
- Fair Furlong Primary School has 454 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fair Furlong Primary School full?
- Fair Furlong Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 454 on roll (108%), so it is at or above 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 Fair Furlong Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fair Furlong Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fair Furlong Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fair Furlong Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Fair Furlong Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 17% in 2022/23 and 28% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fair Furlong Primary School rank locally?
- Fair Furlong Primary School ranked 89th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fair Furlong Primary School's absence rate?
- Fair Furlong Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fair Furlong Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fair Furlong 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.