Wallscourt Farm Academy

Wallscourt Farm Academy is a good school where pupils thrive in a warm and inclusive community. Inclusion is a defining strength, with vulnerable pupils and those with SEND supported exceptionally well. Pupils achieve well in reading and mathematics, with published key stage 2 outcomes consistently above the national average. Attendance is improving and behaviour is calm and purposeful.

Strengths

• Inclusion is a defining strength, with vulnerable pupils and those with SEND supported exceptionally well.
• Pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, achieve well, with key stage 2 outcomes consistently above national averages in reading and mathematics.
• Attendance is improving due to leaders' close monitoring and practical support such as a walking bus.
• Pupils behave well and feel safe, with staff responding promptly to any bullying concerns.
• The curriculum is thoughtfully designed with an enquiry-led approach that builds curiosity and subject-specific thinking.
• Early years provision is strong, with a calm environment and effective teaching of early reading and communication.
• Leadership and governance are effective, with strong trust support and a focus on staff wellbeing.
• Personal development is well-sequenced, helping pupils understand health, relationships, safety and citizenship.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment is not fully secure in a small number of classes, which slows some pupils' writing development.
• For a small number of pupils, gaps in letter formation, spelling and sentence accuracy are occasionally left unaddressed, hindering fluent writing.
• Assessment, particularly for pupils working below age-related expectations, is not consistently used to address gaps in knowledge, limiting the quality of their written work across the curriculum.

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 Wallscourt Farm Academy attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.3% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Wallscourt Farm 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 Wallscourt Farm Academy had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.6% 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, 16.0% of pupils at Wallscourt Farm Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% 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 Wallscourt Farm Academy received £6,798 and spent £7,183 for each of its 404 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £236,000 (£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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All schools in Bristol · South Gloucestershire local authority: places and applications

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

• Begbrook Primary Academy Bristol
• Bristol Metropolitan Academy Bristol
• Frome Vale Academy Bristol
• Evergreen Primary Academy Bristol
• Bristol Brunel Academy Bristol
• Minerva Primary Academy Bristol
• Summerhill Academy Bristol
• The City Academy Bristol Bristol
• John Cabot Academy Bristol
• Wicklea Academy Bristol

What is Wallscourt Farm Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wallscourt Farm Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Wallscourt Farm Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Wallscourt Farm Academy was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Wallscourt Farm Academy have?

Wallscourt Farm Academy has 400 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wallscourt Farm Academy cover?

Wallscourt Farm Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Wallscourt Farm Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wallscourt Farm Academy?

Wallscourt Farm Academy is at Long Down Avenue, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 1GE.