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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 109014

Shield Road Primary School

Community school · Bristol · BS7 0RR

Ages 4–11 · 181 pupils · South Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

43%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-01-29

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)43%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.1%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.7%
Enrolments in measure
187

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

19

Places offered

21

1st-preference offers

19

Total preferences (any rank)
50
Preferred offers (top 3)
20
Applications from outside LA
14
Offers to outside-LA applicants
3

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

181 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
181
Boys / girls
98 / 83
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
181 / 210 (86%)
Free school meals
29.3%
FSM pupils
53
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Rhodri Hopkins

Location

Address
Shields Avenue, Northville
Postcode
BS7 0RR
Town
Bristol
County
South Gloucestershire
Local authority
South Gloucestershire
District
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, 181 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 29.3%.

Open schools in Bristol
324
Primary schools in Bristol
220
Academies among open schools in Bristol
57% (184)
Open schools in BS7
16
Primary in BS7
11
Open schools in South Gloucestershire LA
126
Primary in South Gloucestershire LA
93

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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Rhodri Hopkins
Telephone
01454867185
Website
www.shieldroadprimaryschool.org.uk

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