Shield Road Primary School, Bristol
Shield Road Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bristol. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 186th-highest of the 198 schools in Bristol with published results, and 13,535th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to South Gloucestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Shield Road Primary School in detail
Shield Road Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Welcome to Shield Road Primary School. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and caring school within the community. As the Headteacher of the school, I am privileged to continue the journey that the school is on, providing a high-quality education and stimulating environment for our children to thrive."
From the headteacher's welcome: ""Welcome to Shield Road Primary School. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and caring school within the community. As the Headteacher of the school, I am privileged to continue the journey that the school is on, providing a high-quality education and stimulating environment for our children to thrive."
The school runs a breakfast club.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils at Shield Road Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 59% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 76% in South Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 60% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Shield Road Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Shield Road Primary School as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Shield Road Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Shield Road Primary School are Charborough Road Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 61% reading, 61% maths); Upper Horfield Primary School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 79% reading, 89% maths); St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 77% reading, 83% maths); and Wallscourt Farm Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 80% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Shield Road Primary School.
Charborough Road Primary SchoolUpper Horfield Primary SchoolSt Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolWallscourt Farm Academy
Who goes there
35.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (48%), Asian (14%) and Mixed (11%).
Staffing
Shield Road Primary School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Filton Abbey Wood Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Third Avenue (drt), 250 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 296 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in South Gloucestershire (116), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Shield Road Primary School issued 16 suspensions, 8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Shield Road Primary School are Orchard School Bristol (0.5 miles), Abbeywood Community School (1 mile) and Trinity Academy (1.2 miles).
Orchard School BristolAbbeywood Community SchoolTrinity Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from September 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2023 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Shield Road Primary School excels at creating a caring, inclusive environment where pupils feel valued and safe. The school has a strong focus on reading and structured curriculum that helps children build knowledge step by step. Staff are particularly skilled at supporting children's emotional wellbeing and behaviour is consistently positive across the school.
Key Strengths
- Thoughtfully planned curriculum that helps pupils build knowledge in the right order and remember more over time
- Strong focus on reading - children learn to read early with books matched to their phonics knowledge
- Excellent pastoral support and mental health provision - staff help pupils manage emotions and behaviour is calm and orderly
- Good support for pupils with special educational needs - staff adapt curriculum and regularly review support plans
- Variety of opportunities including trips, clubs and leadership roles
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment in some subjects is not precise enough - staff need better checks on what pupils actually know and remember
- Need to improve how well assessment information is used to adapt future learning in some subjects
- Curriculum in some subjects is too new to have established assessment approaches
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and the school has created a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Art clubs, music clubs, sports clubs, anti-bullying ambassador training, school council, eco-council, museum visits, Victorian school visits
Shield Road Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils enjoy learning and feel happy and safe. Staff create a welcoming environment with consistent high expectations for behaviour.
At a Glance
29.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 60% to 52% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 59% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 67% to 52% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
27.5
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Shield Road Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Shield Road Primary School.
- Signature Sports Coaching @ Shield Road Primary SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
- Filton Kumon Centre340m away · Not yet graded
- Shine at Charborough590m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Shield Road Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Shield Road Primary School is in South Gloucestershire; for families living there:
Apply to South Gloucestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 14 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in South Gloucestershire is 8 (the median across 127 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Shield Road Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
204 pupils
210 places
6 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bristol
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bristol
Across South Gloucestershire council
Places available
3,640
Applications
3,033
Got 1st preference
92.8%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across South Gloucestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
23
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
17.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
181
Total Pupils
98
Boys
83
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
12.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,758
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,880
Per pupil
£1295k
Total funding
£70k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.6%
Overall absence
21.8%
Persistent absence
193
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Shield Road Primary School
Questions parents ask about Shield Road Primary School
What are SATs results like at Shield Road Primary School?
Of the pupils at Shield Road Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 52% reached the expected standard in reading and 59% did so in maths.
What is Shield Road Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Shield Road Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Shield Road Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Shield Road Primary School is oversubscribed, South Gloucestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Shield Road Primary School?
Shield Road Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Shield Road Primary School?
Classes at Shield Road Primary School average 28 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Shield Road Primary School?
Shield Road Primary School has around 181 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Shield Road Primary School?
6.6% of sessions were missed at Shield Road Primary School in 2024/25. 21.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Shield Road Primary School?
Apply through South Gloucestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Shield Road Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Shield Road Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Signature Sports Coaching @ Shield Road Primary School (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Shield Road Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 14 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in South Gloucestershire is 8 (the median across 127 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Shield Road Primary School?
Shield Road Primary School is at Shields Avenue, Northville, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS7 0RR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)