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E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy

Primary · Bristol · BS5 0HR

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 13 July 2022

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At a glance

401 pupils · 89% of 450 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
54.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
76.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.bannermanroadbristol.org
URN
139050

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 48 families named it first for 50 Reception places, 0.96 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 13 July 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.96 first-choice applications per place

50 places offered · 48 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
58%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
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 school58%
Median of its 12 closest peers57.5%
Bristol, City of average59.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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
Anderton Park Primary SchoolBirmingham · 74 miles awayGood56%
Nansen Primary SchoolBirmingham · 77 miles awayExpected standard61%
Byron Wood Primary AcademySheffield · 141 miles awayGood41%
Chandos Primary SchoolBirmingham · 75 miles awayRequires improvement60%
Dunstall Hill Primary SchoolWolverhampton · 80 miles awayGood (2019)59%
St James Church of England Primary School, HandsworthBirmingham · 77 miles awayGood71%
Co-op Academy NightingaleLeeds · 168 miles awayGood43%
James Watt Primary SchoolBirmingham · 76 miles awayNo current grade54%
Phillimore Community Primary SchoolSheffield · 142 miles awayGood49%
Oasis Academy HobmoorBirmingham · 76 miles awayGood70%
Nelson Primary SchoolBirmingham · 76 miles awayNo current grade72%
Old Trafford Community AcademyManchester · 139 miles awayRequires improvement52%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 20% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 16% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 9% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · White British 8% (Bristol, City of 56%, England 60%) · Any other White background 8% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 7%) · Any other Black background 8% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 5% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 4% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Bristol, City of 4%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 4% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 3% (Bristol, City of 0%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

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)
3.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.07 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bristol, City of: 2.66 suspensions and 0.03 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
20
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

80% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

69.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.4 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 £49,790; 13.6% 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 (2024-25)

This school£7,141
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 14% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£152,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications26.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work16.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways34.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier20.2%62.3%
Social housing56.5%17.1%
Privately rented21.7%20.5%
Detached houses4%22.9%
Flats60.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van48.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014653 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£360,000890 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£300,000–£404,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (29)£375,000
Terraced (716)£370,000
Flat (142)£195,000

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
6an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
83an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
8an 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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