Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School, Bristol
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Flax Bourton is a warm and welcoming school where children thrive. The school excels at teaching reading through high-quality phonics, and has invested in staff training to deliver an ambitious curriculum. Your child will benefit from strong character development, community involvement, and regular support from caring staff.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching with high outcomes in screening checks and confident, fluent readers
- Ambitious, well-organised curriculum where pupils build knowledge in a logical order
- Excellent early years provision where children feel welcomed and acquire new learning well
- Effective personal development programme focused on character and community links
- Staff receive regular, effective feedback and training to improve their teaching
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers don't always use information about what pupils know to pitch work at the right level - sometimes pupils get tasks that are too easy
- Support for pupils with SEND is inconsistent - some don't receive precise targets or the adaptations they need
- A minority of parents feel their concerns are not dealt with effectively
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school maintains a safe, positive environment for pupils.
Extracurricular Activities
School choir, buddy system with early years children, residential trips, school council, assemblies on world events and moral issues, twinning with contrasting school location
Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School is a good primary school where pupils enjoy learning and have high attendance rates. The school has recently raised its academic expectations and made significant curriculum changes, though leaders acknowledge there is still more to do.
At a Glance
5.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
88 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 81% to 88%. Maths has declined from 85% to 72%. Writing has remained stable at around 76%.
Class Sizes
26.8
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
25.7
KS2
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
193 pupils
210 capacity
17 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bristol
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bristol
Admissions Demand - North Somerset
Places available
2,552
Applications
2,090
Got 1st preference
96.1%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across North Somerset (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.83905%
Overall absence
5.81395%
Persistent absence
172
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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