Minerva Primary Academy

Minerva Primary Academy is performing well overall, rated 'Good' in all inspection areas. The school is a strong community hub, effectively managing high pupil mobility and catering well to various needs, including those of disadvantaged students and English as an additional language speakers. The nurturing environment and high expectations foster a positive atmosphere where students thrive and excel both academically and personally, preparing them to be global citizens. However, some areas of the wider curriculum, such as geography and history, require clearer identification of key knowledge for pupils to learn and better assessment practices to ensure retention of information.

Strengths

• Strong community involvement and support for new pupils.
• High expectations leading to a positive learning environment.
• Effective teaching practices in early reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Pupils benefit from diverse cultural celebrations and inclusive practices.
• Well-planned enrichment opportunities enhancing student engagement.

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of clarity in identifying key knowledge in geography and history.
• Assessment in wider curriculum subjects is not effectively used to track 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 Minerva Primary Academy attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.0% 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, 1.9% of pupils at Minerva Primary Academy 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 Minerva Primary Academy had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.4% 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, 15.9% of pupils at Minerva Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 2024–25 Minerva Primary Academy received £7,452 and spent £7,551 for each of its 350 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £204,000 (£584 per pupil).

Across all 33 schools of Cabot Learning Federation, income was £8,647 and spending £8,763 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Minerva Primary Academy is part of Cabot Learning Federation, which runs 34 schools. The nearest others:

• Bristol Brunel Academy Bristol
• John Cabot Academy Bristol
• Bristol Metropolitan Academy Bristol
• Frome Vale Academy Bristol
• Begbrook Primary Academy Bristol
• Summerhill Academy Bristol
• King's Oak Academy Bristol
• Digitech Studio School Bristol
• Hanham Woods Academy Bristol
• The City Academy Bristol Bristol

What is Minerva Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Minerva Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Minerva Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Minerva Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Minerva Primary Academy have?

Minerva Primary Academy has 345 pupils on roll.

What age range does Minerva Primary Academy cover?

Minerva Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Minerva Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Minerva Primary Academy?

Minerva Primary Academy is at The Greenway, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 4HA.