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Fair Furlong Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Sarah Andrews

location_onBristol, BS13 9HS

language Visit Website phone 1173772181

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

456

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Expected Standard

28%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Fair Furlong Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bristol, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Fair Furlong Primary School is a community school in Bristol, Bristol, City of, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 460 pupils on roll, of whom 54% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 28% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #88 of 91 primaries in Bristol, City of and #13,695 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

28%

LA 55%

Reading50% LA 69%

Writing33% LA 64%

Maths72% LA 67%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading64% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

17%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading36% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing41% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths34% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-8.3

Read

LA -0.6

-10.0 to -6.7

-5.7

Write

LA -1.1

-7.3 to -4.2

-8.1

Maths

LA -1.2

-9.6 to -6.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading65% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.1

-1.6 to 1.7

4.5

Write

LA 0.1

3.0 to 6.0

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.8 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 58%

Reading66% LA 69%

Writing84% LA 72%

Maths70% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 1.9

4.7

Write

LA 0.2

3.1 to 6.3

0.6

Maths

LA -0.3

-0.9 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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23 June 2015

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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11 January 2010

Inspection Report

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13 February 2007

Inspection Report

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28 January 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-01-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-06-23

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-01-11

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 460 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	460	12	2.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	458	9	2.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	457	6	1.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	455	5	1.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	451	6	1.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	457	6	1.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	456	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	450	2	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	458	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	459	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	458	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	464	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	465	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	467	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	468	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	468	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	464	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	460	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	463	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	461	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	460	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	462	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	460	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	457	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	452	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	450	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 37 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 28 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils