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Shield Road Primary School

Primary · Bristol · BS7 0RR

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 14 December 2023

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At a glance

181 pupils · 86% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
29.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
34.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.shieldroadprimaryschool.org.uk
URN
109014

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 13 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 0.87 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 14 December 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.87 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 13 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

29 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
38%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
101
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
100
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school38%
Median of its 12 closest peers71.5%
South Gloucestershire average62.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Newtown Community Primary SchoolTrowbridge · 20 miles awayNo current grade47%
St John's Church of England Primary SchoolCheltenham · 35 miles awayGood55%
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolReading · 69 miles awayGood (2015)63%
Cromwell AcademyHuntingdon · 116 miles awayNeeds attention63%
Sandfield Primary SchoolGuildford · 88 miles awayGood80%
Rucstall Primary SchoolBasingstoke · 67 miles awayOutstanding90%
St Clement Danes CofE Primary SchoolLONDON · 105 miles awayOutstanding100%
Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPotters Bar · 104 miles awayGood70%
St Pius X Catholic Primary SchoolChelmsford · 131 miles awayNo current grade73%
Nelson Primary SchoolTwickenham · 95 miles awayGood59%
All Saints' CofE Primary School, PutneyLondon · 101 miles awayGood79%
Fossebrook Primary SchoolLeicester · 97 miles awayGood (2019)80%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 48% (South Gloucestershire 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 13% (South Gloucestershire 5%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 7% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 4%) · Black African 7% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 4% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 4% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 2% (South Gloucestershire 0%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Chinese 2% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 1%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (South Gloucestershire 0%, England 0%) · Black Caribbean 1% (South Gloucestershire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

8.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · South Gloucestershire: 3.09 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

84.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 16.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,758; 13.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,592
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 74% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£76,414; in-year balance -£40,920

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work25.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier55.4%62.3%
Social housing2%17.1%
Privately rented42.5%20.5%
Detached houses6.8%22.9%
Flats18%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms27.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van20.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014909 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£325,000382 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£240,000–£385,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (23)£625,000
Semi-detached (108)£382,000
Terraced (143)£335,000
Flat (108)£205,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
18an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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