Four Acres Academy

Four Acres Academy has been rated as good overall in its first inspection since it became an academy. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to providing a high-quality education, where pupils achieve well across various subjects, and there is a focus on fostering positive relationships between staff and students. The school recognizes the importance of personal development, offering numerous extracurricular experiences that support character development and social understanding among pupils, creating a vibrant and inclusive environment. While the school's curriculum is ambitious, and support is generally effective, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), there are identified areas for improvement in adapting learning experiences specifically for these pupils to ensure they achieve to their fullest potential. Additionally, the school has rightly set goals to further enhance attendance rates, indicating a commitment to continuous improvement in all aspects.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and pupils foster a positive learning environment.
• High expectations set by staff lead to good pupil achievements.
• Outstanding personal development programs, enriching pupils' experiences.
• Well-planned phonics curriculum helps children learn to read effectively.
• Inclusive ethos supports pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent adaptations in learning for some pupils with SEND may lead to misconceptions.

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 Four Acres Academy attended 92.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.9% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Four Acres 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 Four Acres Academy had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.4% 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, 14.7% of pupils at Four Acres Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% 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 Four Acres Academy received £7,962 and spent £7,883 for each of its 416 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £136,000 (£327 per pupil).

Across all 26 schools of Futura Learning Partnership, income was £7,630 and spending £7,598 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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Four Acres Academy is part of Futura Learning Partnership, which runs 26 schools. The nearest others:

• Bedminster Down School Bristol
• Cheddar Grove Primary School Bristol
• Wansdyke Primary School Bristol
• Bridge Farm Primary School Bristol
• St John's Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Wellsway School Bristol
• IKB Academy Bristol
• Two Rivers Church of England Primary Bristol
• Chandag Primary School Bristol
• The Meadows Primary School Bristol

What is Four Acres Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Four Acres Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Four Acres Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Four Acres Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Four Acres Academy have?

Four Acres Academy has 423 pupils on roll.

What age range does Four Acres Academy cover?

Four Acres Academy for pupils aged 0 to 11.

What are Four Acres Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Four Acres Academy?

Four Acres Academy is at Four Acres, Withywood, Bristol, Bristol, BS13 8RB.