Ashton Vale Primary School
Avebury Road, Ashton Vale, Bristol, BS3 2QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Bradley Arthur
- Sponsor
- Excalibur Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bristol South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 147
- URN
- 145321
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179030383
About this school
Ashton Vale Primary School is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 147 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashton Vale Primary School, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 28 | 23 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 61% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 43% | 70% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 74% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 57% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Ashton Vale 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 | 32% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 185 |
| 2023/24 | 172 |
| 2024/25 | 162 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashton Vale Primary School compares
Ashton Vale Primary School ranked 17th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 6.4% | 32.1% | 147 | — |
| Luckwell Primary School | 27% | 5.7% | 29% | 86 | 0.6 miles |
| Cheddar Grove Primary School | 72% | 6% | 18.8% | 437 | 0.8 miles |
| Ashton Gate Primary School | 57% | 4% | 10.4% | 749 | 0.8 miles |
| Parson Street Primary School | 50% | 7.5% | 43.6% | 232 | 0.9 miles |
| Compass Point Primary School | 41% | 10.3% | 48.7% | 194 | 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)
- 32.1%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.44%
- Persistent absence
- 14.09%
Location
Nearby schools
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Luckwell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Cheddar Grove Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Ashton Gate Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Parson Street Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Compass Point Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Ashton Vale Primary School ranks 40th 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
- 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 ages does Ashton Vale Primary School teach?
- Ashton Vale Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashton Vale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashton Vale Primary School is Mr Bradley Arthur, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashton Vale Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashton Vale 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 many pupils are at Ashton Vale Primary School?
- Ashton Vale Primary School has 147 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ashton Vale Primary School full?
- Ashton Vale Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 147 on roll (70%), 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 Ashton Vale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashton Vale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashton Vale Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashton Vale Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ashton Vale Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ashton Vale Primary School is part of EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashton Vale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashton Vale Primary School compare with other schools in Bristol, City of?
- Ashton Vale Primary School ranked 17th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashton Vale Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashton Vale Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashton Vale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashton Vale 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 10 July 2026.