# Frome Vale Academy

Frome Vale Academy is a primary school in Bristol, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 203 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138791. [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 203
- Council: Bristol
- URN: 138791

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 24 March 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils at Frome Vale Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Bristol, City of and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 57% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Frenchay Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/frenchay-church-of-england-primary-school-e109178): 470 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pathways Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pathways-learning-centre-e151471): 670 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), September 2022, before the school changed
- [Elmtree Grove School Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmtree-grove-school-ltd-e151332): 720 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-junior-school-downend-e109165): 860 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Little Hayes Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-hayes-nursery-school-e108895): 860 m. Nursery. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- [Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-infant-school-downend-e109166): 950 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138791)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138791)

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