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Avanti Gardens School

College Road, Bristol, Bristol, BS16 2JP ·

Ofsted:Good· 2024

At a glance

A state primary free school for ages 2–11 in Bristol. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (February 2024). Year 6 SATs results are below the England average (54% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths vs 62%, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 91 families put it first for 59 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 2–11
Pupils: 381
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Academy trust: AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
Headteacher: Mr Lee Francis
Opened: Nov 2019
Nursery: Has nursery classes

School website 01179659150 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 6 Feb 2024

GoodOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Early years: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2018/19 · 19 pupils

Attainment 8

49.1

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

63%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

74%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.32

2018/19 · CI -1.12 to 0.47

This school

49.1

Bristol, City of

46.4

England

46.1

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 141108), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2020 (national offer day data)

Offers made

1st preferences

All applications

1st prefs per place

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Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

305

Capacity

420

91% full

Girls / boys

49/51

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)14.1%
English as an additional language12.8%
SEN support13.4%
Education, Health and Care plan1.3%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.