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Snowdon Village

Special / other · Bristol · BS5 9QR

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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 7 June 2023

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At a glance

42 pupils · 24% of 174 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Free schools alternative provision
Age range
4–16
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
85.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
50% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
50% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.snowdonvillage.clf.uk
URN
142569

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 7 June 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 42 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 64% (Bristol, City of 64%, England 73%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 14% (Bristol, City of 9%, England 4%) · Black African 5% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Black Caribbean 5% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Any other White background 5% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Bristol, City of 4%, England 3%) · Not recorded 2% (Bristol, City of 12%, England 3%)

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

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
4.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

72% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school · 18% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

9.19% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

73.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 16.1 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 £51,312; 13.6% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£48,866
Typical special / other school£30,084

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for alternative provision schools in brackets: Staff 94% (80%) · premises 2% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (5%) · supplies and services -2% (9%) · educational supplies 1% (4%) · bought-in professional services -4% (1%) · catering 1% (2%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£408,000

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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)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher50.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work41.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier55.2%62.3%
Social housing6.4%17.1%
Privately rented38.4%20.5%
Detached houses1.6%22.9%
Flats24.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms5.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van30.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014567 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£342,000507 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£281,000–£380,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (10)£350,000
Terraced (402)£359,500
Flat (94)£220,000

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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
15an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
65an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an 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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