Minerva Primary Academy
The Greenway, Bristol, BS16 4HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
- Principal
- Mrs Jennifer Harvey
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cabot Learning Federation
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 345
- URN
- 138789
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173772990
About this school
Minerva Primary Academy is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 345 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Minerva Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 48 | 40 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 80% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 90% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 83% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Minerva Primary Academy 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 | 63% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 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 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 379 |
| 2023/24 | 373 |
| 2024/25 | 367 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Minerva Primary Academy compares
Minerva Primary Academy ranked 11th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 6.4% | 35.1% | 345 | — |
| St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell | 53% | 6.5% | 20.7% | 325 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 56% | 4.5% | 13.5% | 213 | 0.5 miles |
| St Stephen's Infant School | — | 5% | 12% | 185 | 0.5 miles |
| Staple Hill Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 29.9% | 298 | 0.6 miles |
| Chester Park Infant School | — | 9.1% | 19.7% | 229 | 0.7 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)
- 35.14%
- English as an additional language
- 48%
- Overall absence
- 6.38%
- Persistent absence
- 18.99%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Stephen's Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Staple Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Chester Park Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Minerva Primary Academy ranks 24th 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 ages does Minerva Primary Academy teach?
- Minerva Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the principal of Minerva Primary Academy?
- The principal of Minerva Primary Academy is Mrs Jennifer Harvey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Minerva Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Minerva Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Minerva Primary Academy?
- Minerva Primary Academy has 345 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Minerva Primary Academy full?
- Minerva Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 345 on roll (82%), 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 Minerva Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Minerva Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Minerva Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Minerva Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Minerva Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Minerva Primary Academy is part of CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Minerva Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Minerva Primary Academy compare with other schools in Bristol, City of?
- Minerva Primary Academy ranked 11th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Minerva Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Minerva Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Minerva Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Minerva Primary Academy'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.