Filton Avenue Primary School
Lockleaze Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 9RP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AMPLIFY EDUCATION
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Dan Rodeck
- Sponsor
- Trust in Learning (Academies)
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 568
- URN
- 138668
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179030302
About this school
Filton Avenue Primary School is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 568 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 85 | 87 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 69% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 17% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 80% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 71% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 75% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Filton Avenue 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 | 62% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 588 |
| 2023/24 | 591 |
| 2024/25 | 570 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Filton Avenue Primary School compares
Filton Avenue Primary School ranked 32nd of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 7.6% | 39.1% | 568 | — |
| Stoke Park Primary School | 39% | 7% | 36.5% | 215 | 0.5 miles |
| Upper Horfield Primary School | 58% | 5.9% | 30.8% | 185 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashley Down Primary School | 59% | 4.4% | 10.8% | 397 | 0.7 miles |
| Shield Road Primary School | 38% | 6.6% | 25% | 181 | 0.9 miles |
| Wallscourt Farm Academy | 67% | 4.5% | 18.8% | 400 | 0.9 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)
- 39.12%
- English as an additional language
- 33.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.63%
- Persistent absence
- 21.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Upper Horfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Ashley Down Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Shield Road Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Wallscourt Farm Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Filton Avenue Primary School ranks 78th 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 Filton Avenue Primary School teach?
- Filton Avenue Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Filton Avenue Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Filton Avenue Primary School is Mr Dan Rodeck, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Filton Avenue Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Filton Avenue 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 Filton Avenue Primary School?
- Filton Avenue Primary School has 568 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Filton Avenue Primary School full?
- Filton Avenue Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 568 on roll (90%), 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 Filton Avenue Primary School a faith school?
- No. Filton Avenue Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Filton Avenue Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Filton Avenue Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Filton Avenue Primary School?
- Filton Avenue Primary School is part of AMPLIFY EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Filton Avenue Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Filton Avenue Primary School rank locally?
- Filton Avenue Primary School ranked 32nd of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Filton Avenue Primary School's absence rate?
- Filton Avenue Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Filton Avenue Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Filton Avenue 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.