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E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy, Bristol

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E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Bristol, part of E-Act. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2012. That was 14 years ago, so the rating may not reflect the school today. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 97th-highest of the 198 schools in Bristol with published results. It was 75% full in 2025.

Data last updated 2 Oct 2026

Location

Very likely (~454m)Possible (~649m)Unlikely (~844m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Jillian Gorra
Pupils:332 / 420 capacity
LA:Bristol, City of
Phone:01173772191
Address:Novers Lane, Knowle West, Bristol, BS4 1QW
Trust:E-ACT (37 schools)
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from September 2012, 14 years ago. Ofsted's routine cycle for graded inspections is about 4 years, so it is older than the normal interval - the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 15 October 2024View full report
URN:138709
UKPRN:10038659
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bristol South
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2012 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

60.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

34 responses
Would recommend77%
Child is happy97%
Child does well91%
High expectations82%
Feels safe94%
Well behaved82%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)68%
Kept informed77%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)77%
Wider development65%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy in detail

E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy in its own words

In its own words: "Our academy is a caring and inclusive community that values personal, social and emotional development as well as academic and creative achievement. We believe that a rich and engaging curriculum is every child’s entitlement so that they develop a lifelong love of learning, equipping them for their future."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey and gymnastics.

The school runs a breakfast club.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Bristol, City of; and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 68% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

Year groups in primary schools are small, so a handful of pupils can move these figures by several points from one year to the next.

Source: DfE school performance data. Averages are across state mainstream schools.

Getting a place at E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.

First-choice demand has fallen from 48 in 2021 to 35 in 2026, while places went from 49 to 38.

Across Bristol, City of, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2025, families in Bristol, City of lodged 20 appeals against primary school offers; 4 reached a hearing and none succeeded.

See every year of applications, offers and cut-offs

Source: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy are Headley Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 78% maths); School of Christ The King Catholic Primary (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); Oasis Academy Connaught (0.7 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); and Cheddar Grove Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 78% reading, 82% maths).

E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Headley Park Primary SchoolSchool of Christ The King Catholic PrimaryOasis Academy ConnaughtCheddar Grove Primary School

The trust

E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy is one of 37 schools run by E-Act, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24.

Source: DfE multi-academy trust performance data

What parents say

34 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 77% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 68% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (65%).

Source: Ofsted Parent View

Who goes there

57.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (the average state school: 24.5%), and 9.3% speak English as an additional language (average: 18.5%), according to the 2025 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%), Black (9%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2025, 80 pupils (23.3%) received SEN support and 16 (4.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 15.6% and 3.9% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Source: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics

Staff and funding

E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy employed 19 teachers in 2024, roughly one for every 17 pupils. Their average salary was £42,601.

Its 2026 funding allocation works out at £6,239 per pupil (£2.3 million in total), including £269,670 of pupil premium for disadvantaged pupils.

Source: DfE school workforce census; ESFA funding allocations

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Parson Street Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Novers Lane (ne-bound), 160 metres away.

Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Straight-line distances.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 506 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is close to the typical figure around schools in Bristol, City of (417).

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Suspensions and exclusions

E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2023/24.

Source: DfE exclusions statistics

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy are E-ACT Bristol Academy South (0.9 miles), Bedminster Down School (0.9 miles), Bridge Learning Campus (1.1 miles) and Oasis Academy Daventry Road (1.3 miles).

E-ACT Bristol Academy SouthBedminster Down SchoolBridge Learning CampusOasis Academy Daventry Road

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+8ppMaths+8ppWriting+3pp

Reading has improved from 68% to 76%. Maths has improved from 70% to 78%. Writing has remained stable at around 73%.

Class Sizes

23.6

Avg class size

22.2

Infant (KS1)

25.3

KS2

12

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Latest from E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy

From E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Novers Lane (NE-bound)
158m · 3 min walk
Hurston Road (NE-bound)
179m · 3 min walk
Inns Court (E-bound)
286m · 5 min walk
Hartcliffe Way (SE-bound)
365m · 6 min walk
Crantock Avenue (N-bound)
534m · 9 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

79%

Available places

332 pupils

420 capacity

88 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Bristol

Low pressure
New homes approved:21,158
Projected new pupils:5,290

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bristol

Admissions Demand - Bristol, City of

Low demand0.82x oversubscription

Places available

5,210

Applications

4,287

Got 1st preference

92.0%

Got preferred school

99.1%

Primary admissions across Bristol, City of (2026/27)

Inspection History(4)

15 October 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
13 November 2019
1 December 2015

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SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

80

SEN Support

16

EHC Plans

28.0%

of Total Pupils

2025 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication58
Social, Emotional & Mental Health15
Moderate Learning Difficulty13
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Physical Disability3
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
Visual Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
77.3%
Asian
1.8%
Black
9.0%
Mixed
6.9%
Unclassified
1.2%

2025 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals57.4%
English as Additional Language9.3%

343

Total Pupils

186

Boys

157

Girls

2025 academic year

Workforce

19

Teachers

17.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£42,601

Mean salary

2024 data

School Funding

£6,239

Per pupil

£2338k

Total funding

£270k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£473,136
EAL funding£15,151
Lump sum£150,994

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.88471%

Overall absence

19.59459%

Persistent absence

296

Enrolments

Authorised3.74595%
Unauthorised3.13876%
Persistent (10%+)19.59459%
Severe (50%+)1.68919%

Absence trend

4.64262%
18/19
5.76133%
20/21
7.94978%
21/22
8.6637%
22/23
6.58054%
23/24
6.88471%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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Questions parents ask about E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy

What are SATs results like at E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy?

Of the pupils at E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths. These are the tests taken in Year 6, at the end of primary school.

Source: DfE school performance data

What is E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2012. That inspection was 14 years ago, so the rating may not reflect the school as it is now. An inspection judges the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

Source: Ofsted

What is the catchment area for E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy?

E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy has no fixed catchment boundary. When the school is oversubscribed, Bristol, City of allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings already at the school, then home-to-school distance. Bristol, City of has not published a last-distance-offered figure for E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy that we have been able to verify, so the practical cut-off is best judged from the catchment estimate on this page and from the authority's own admissions booklet.

Is it hard to get a place at E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy?

E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 75% of its 420 places. How hard a place is to get in any given year depends on how many families apply, which moves around.

Source: DfE school capacity data

How big are the classes at E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy?

Classes at E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy average 23.6 pupils (2024/25). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

Source: DfE class size data

How many pupils go to E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy?

E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy has around 343 pupils on roll. 57% are eligible for free school meals, which is the usual measure of disadvantage in a school's intake.

Source: DfE school census

What is attendance like at E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy?

6.9% of sessions were missed at E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy in 2024/25. 19.6% of pupils were persistently absent, meaning they missed at least 10% of sessions.

Source: DfE absence statistics

How do I apply to E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy?

Apply through Bristol, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.

Where is E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy?

E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy is at Novers Lane, Knowle West, Bristol, Bristol, BS4 1QW.

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