Air Balloon Hill Primary School
Hillside Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 7PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Timothy Browse
- Constituency
- Bristol East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 788
- URN
- 135867
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179030077
About this school
Air Balloon Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 788 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 November 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 | 108 | 102 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 47% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 72% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 69% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 62% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| 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 Air Balloon Hill 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 | 60% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 737 |
| 2023/24 | 757 |
| 2024/25 | 766 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Air Balloon Hill Primary School compares
Air Balloon Hill Primary School ranked 44th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6% | 25.1% | 788 | — |
| Summerhill Infant School | — | 6.6% | 30.3% | 172 | 0.5 miles |
| Two Mile Hill Primary School | 56% | 5.8% | 25.1% | 511 | 0.5 miles |
| Summerhill Academy | 89% | 5.9% | 33.5% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| E-Act the Kingfisher School | 21% | 7.4% | 53.2% | 112 | 0.9 miles |
| Beacon Rise Primary School | 89% | 4.4% | 11% | 625 | 1.0 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)
- 25.07%
- English as an additional language
- 23.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.99%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Summerhill Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Two Mile Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Summerhill Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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E-Act the Kingfisher School0.9 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Beacon Rise Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Air Balloon Hill Primary School ranks 111th of the 198 ranked primary schools in Bristol.
- Abbotswood 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
- Beacon Rise Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Air Balloon Hill Primary School teach?
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Air Balloon Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Air Balloon Hill Primary School is Mr Timothy Browse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Air Balloon Hill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Air Balloon Hill 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 Air Balloon Hill Primary School?
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School has 788 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Air Balloon Hill Primary School full?
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School has capacity for 840 pupils and 788 on roll (94%), 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 Air Balloon Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Air Balloon Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Air Balloon Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Air Balloon Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Air Balloon Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Air Balloon Hill Primary School rank locally?
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School ranked 44th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Air Balloon Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Air Balloon Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Air Balloon Hill 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 1 July 2026.