Ashley Down Primary School is a primary school located in Bristol. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 31/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Downend Road, Bristol

School Information

Address: Downend Road, Bristol, BS7 9PD
Website: www.ashleydownschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01173772637
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Amy Sood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108911

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 415
Number of Boys: 224
Number of Girls: 191

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 1 to 4.2
Writing
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3.5
Maths
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Filton Avenue Nursery School
Blakeney Road, Horfield BS7 0DL 		1,090 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Werburghs Park Nursery School
Glenfrome Road, St Werburgh's BS2 9UX 		1,737 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre
Little Bishop Street, St Paul's BS2 9JF 		2,525 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre
Haviland House, St Judes BS2 0DT 		3,136 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Limes Nursery School
Johnsons Road, Whitehall BS5 9AT 		3,185 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ashley Down Primary School
Downend Road, Horfield BS7 9PD 		0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brunel Field Primary School
Arthur Milton Street, BS7 9JT 		634 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bishop Road Primary School
Bishop Road, Bishopston BS7 8LS 		858 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sefton Park Infant School
Ashley Down Road, Ashley Down BS7 9BJ 		1,027 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Sefton Park Junior School
Ashley Down Road, Ashley Down BS7 9BJ 		1,027 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Fairfield High School
Allfoxton Road, Horfield BS7 9NL 		1,295 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedTrinity Academy
Romney Avenue, Lockleaze BS7 9BY 		1,547 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Orchard School Bristol
Filton Road, Horfield BS7 0XZ 		1,887 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Redland Green School
Redland Court Road, Redland BS6 7EH 		1,976 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Montpelier High School
Cheltenham Road, BS6 5RD 		1,990 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Claremont School
Henleaze Park, Westbury-on-Trym BS9 4LR 		1,492 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Bristol Hospital Education Service
Falkland Road, Montpelier BS6 5JL 		1,705 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedColston's School
Colston's School, Stapleton BS16 1BJ 		2,175 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedRedmaids' High School
Westbury Road, Westbury-on-Trym BS9 3AW 		2,392 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedBristol Steiner School
Redland Hill House, Redland Hill BS6 6UX 		2,504 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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