Barton Hill Academy
Queen Ann Road, Barton Hill, Bristol, BS5 9TX
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by E-Act Barton Hill Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mr Matthew Poulson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bristol East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 294
- URN
- 141191
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
About this school
Barton Hill Academy was a primary academy in Bristol. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 294 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Barton Hill Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2014, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 39 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 41% | 44% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 42% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -6.30 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - |
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 Barton Hill 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 | 38% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 334 |
| 2023/24 | 294 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barton Hill Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9% | 78.4% | 294 | — |
| E-Act Barton Hill Academy | 56% | 5.6% | 80.9% | 275 | 0.0 miles |
| Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy | 47% | 6.7% | 27.4% | 300 | 0.5 miles |
| Easton CofE Primary School | 52% | 7% | 58.9% | 386 | 0.5 miles |
| Hannah More Primary School | 32% | 8.8% | 49.8% | 206 | 0.6 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 59% | 4.8% | 20% | 195 | 0.6 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 78.4%
- English as an additional language
- 81.3%
- Overall absence
- 9%
- Persistent absence
- 32.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
E-Act Barton Hill Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Easton CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Hannah More Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other 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 Barton Hill Academy teach?
- Barton Hill Academy taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Bristol.
- Has Barton Hill Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Barton Hill Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Barton Hill Academy?
- Barton Hill Academy had 294 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Barton Hill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Barton Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barton Hill 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 31 August 2024.