Air Balloon Hill Primary School
Primary schoolAir Balloon Hill Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 788 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, November 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 22 November 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Air Balloon Hill Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Bristol, City of and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Summerhill Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023850 m
- Two Mile Hill Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- Summerhill AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Bristol Brunel AcademySecondary. School remains Good, June 2023. Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional)930 m
- Speedwell Nursery SchoolNursery. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade960 m
- John Cabot AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bristol
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).