Wallscourt Farm Academy
Long Down Avenue, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS16 1GE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
- Principal
- Miss Charlotte Black
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Cabot Learning Federation
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 400
- URN
- 139694
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173709860
About this school
Wallscourt Farm Academy is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 400 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wallscourt Farm Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 53 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 83% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 13% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 89% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 92% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 91% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Wallscourt Farm 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 | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 406 |
| 2024/25 | 404 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wallscourt Farm Academy compares
Wallscourt Farm Academy ranked 28th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.5% | 18.8% | 400 | — |
| Stoke Park Primary School | 39% | 7% | 36.5% | 215 | 0.8 miles |
| Shield Road Primary School | 38% | 6.6% | 25% | 181 | 0.8 miles |
| Upper Horfield Primary School | 58% | 5.9% | 30.8% | 185 | 0.9 miles |
| Filton Avenue Primary School | 65% | 7.6% | 39.1% | 568 | 0.9 miles |
| Charborough Road Primary School | 45% | 6.5% | 15.7% | 254 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.81%
- English as an additional language
- 21%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 7.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Shield Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Upper Horfield Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Filton Avenue Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Charborough Road Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Wallscourt Farm Academy ranks 63rd 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 Wallscourt Farm Academy teach?
- Wallscourt Farm Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the principal of Wallscourt Farm Academy?
- The principal of Wallscourt Farm Academy is Miss Charlotte Black, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wallscourt Farm Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wallscourt Farm 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 Wallscourt Farm Academy?
- Wallscourt Farm Academy has 400 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wallscourt Farm Academy full?
- Wallscourt Farm Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 400 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wallscourt Farm Academy a faith school?
- No. Wallscourt Farm Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Wallscourt Farm Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wallscourt Farm Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Wallscourt Farm Academy part of an academy trust?
- Wallscourt Farm 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 Wallscourt Farm 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 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wallscourt Farm Academy compare with other schools in South Gloucestershire?
- Wallscourt Farm Academy ranked 28th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wallscourt Farm Academy's absence rate?
- Wallscourt Farm Academy's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wallscourt Farm Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wallscourt Farm 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 15 July 2026.