Shield Road Primary School

Shield Road Primary School continues to maintain its status as a good school, as confirmed by the inspectors during their recent visit. Pupils enjoy a positive learning environment where they feel valued and safe, which contributes to their strong relationships with both peers and staff. The school has a solid curriculum that builds important knowledge progressively, particularly in early years education, and actively prioritizes reading. However, there are identified areas for improvement, especially in some subjects where assessment practices may not fully capture pupils' understanding and progress.

Strengths

• Pupils build strong relationships with staff and peers.
• The school creates a safe and caring environment for all students.
• Curriculum is thoughtfully planned to ensure progressive knowledge acquisition.
• Strong focus on developing early reading skills in Reception.
• Effective support for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Regular assessment practices help to address learning gaps promptly.
• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning and behavior.
• Strong emphasis on physical and mental health education.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack effective assessment practices for accurately gauging pupil understanding.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Shield Road Primary School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.5% of pupils at Shield Road Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Shield Road Primary School had 17.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.7% of pupils at Shield Road Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Shield Road Primary School received £8,365 and spent £8,592 for each of its 181 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £76,000 (-£422 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Shield Road Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Shield Road Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Shield Road Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Shield Road Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Shield Road Primary School have?

Shield Road Primary School has 181 pupils on roll.

What age range does Shield Road Primary School cover?

Shield Road Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Shield Road Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 38% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Shield Road Primary School?

Shield Road Primary School is at Shields Avenue, Northville, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS7 0RR.