Four Acres Academy 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 28/02/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Four Acres, Bristol

School Information

Address: Four Acres, Bristol, BS13 8RB
Website: www.fouracresacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01179030474
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Cave
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141706

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 483
Number of Pupils: 436
Number of Boys: 235
Number of Girls: 201

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.7 Confidence interval -6.8 to -2.5
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.8
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.5 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children's Centre
Hareclive Road , Hartcliffe BS13 0JW 		4out of 4 2,066 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Four Acres Academy
Four Acres , Withywood BS13 8RB 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC)
Ellfield Close , Bishopsworth BS13 8EF 		4out of 4 1,191 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Dundry Church of England Primary School
110 Dundry Lane , BS41 8JE 		2out of 4 1,250 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fair Furlong Primary School
Vowell Close , Withywood BS13 9HS 		4out of 4 1,299 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Headley Park Primary School
Headley Lane , Headley Park BS13 7QB 		4out of 4 1,876 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bedminster Down School
Donald Road , Bedminster Down BS13 7DQ 		3out of 4 1,779 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Merchants' Academy
Gatehouse Avenue , Withywood BS13 9AJ 		1out of 4 1,376 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bridge Learning Campus
William Jessop Way , BS13 0RL 		1out of 4 2,945 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Venturers' Academy
Withywood Road , Withywod BS13 9AX 		3out of 4 694 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
New Fosseway School
Bridge Learning Campus , Teyfant Road BS13 0RG 		3out of 4 2,958 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Knowle DGE Academy
Leinster Avenue , Knowle BS4 1NN 		3out of 4 3,183 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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