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Fishponds CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMs Michelle Omoboni
corporate_fareDIOCESE OF BRISTOL ACADEMIES TRUST
location_onBristol, BS16 3UH
language Visit Website phone 1179030491
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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

groups

Students

365

school

Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Fishponds CofE Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Bristol, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Fishponds CofE Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Bristol, Bristol, City of, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of DIOCESE OF BRISTOL ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 330 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #80 of 91 primaries in Bristol, City of and #12,034 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. 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 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25
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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 55%
Reading61% LA 69%
Writing69% LA 64%
Maths69% LA 67%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 53%England 61%
Reading71% LA 67% · Eng 74%
Writing68% LA 63% · Eng 72%
Maths71% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 51%England 60%
Reading63% LA 66% · Eng 73%
Writing72% LA 62% · Eng 71%
Maths67% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.6

-2.6 to 0.8

0.3

Write

LA -1.1

-1.4 to 2.0

-0.4

Maths

LA -1.2

-2.1 to 1.2
2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 61%England 65%
Reading72% LA 68% · Eng 73%
Writing81% LA 74% · Eng 78%
Maths72% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.1

-1.9 to 1.6

-1.1

Write

LA 0.1

-2.7 to 0.5

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.3 to 0.7
2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 58%
Reading48% LA 69%
Writing47% LA 72%
Maths35% LA 69%

Read SS

98

Maths SS

96

GPS SS

99

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.4

Read

LA -0.3

-6 to -2.8

-7

Write

LA 0.2

-8.5 to -5.5

-5.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-6.9 to -4.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF
Good
Education
Good
Behaviour
Good
Development
Good
Leadership
Good
S5 Inspection Legacy
Requires improvement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Requires improvement
None Legacy
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good

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Data sources: School information from GIAS (DfE). Ofsted inspection data from Ofsted. Performance data from DfE Performance Tables. Parent View data from Ofsted Parent View. Census data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Rankings are computed by SchoolsInfo.uk using public DfE data. Data updated annually. Last refresh: March 2026. How we calculate rankings →

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