Fair Furlong Primary School, Bristol

In its own words: "At Fair Furlong Primary School we ensure every child thrives, that they reach for success from the very first day they join us and throughout their school lives. This will mean that by the time children leave us they have a love of lifelong learning and have achieved our school motto of being "the best I can be" ."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £1 per day.

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils at Fair Furlong Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Bristol, City of; and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (64% in reading, 60% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Fair Furlong Primary School as their first choice and 96 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Fair Furlong Primary School are E-ACT Hareclive Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 50% reading, 52% maths); Headley Park Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 78% maths); Four Acres Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 62% reading, 68% maths); and St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC) (0.8 miles, Good, 88% reading, 86% maths).

Fair Furlong Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

31 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Fair Furlong Primary School (as of September 2025): 71% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (84%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

57.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%), Mixed (7%) and Black (6%).

In 2026, 96 pupils (21.1%) received SEN support and 10 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Fair Furlong Primary School had 27 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Parson Street Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fair Furlong (w-bound), 240 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Fair Furlong Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Fair Furlong Primary School issued 34 suspensions, 7.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Fair Furlong Primary School are E-ACT Bristol Academy South (0.3 miles), Bridge Learning Campus (0.9 miles) and Bedminster Down School (1.1 miles).