Air Balloon Hill Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 21 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Unique reference
135867
Address
Hillside Road, St George, BS5 7PB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
766 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
52.5%
Girls
47.5%
First language not English
23.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.9%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 57.6%
Mixed 12.7%
African 10.2%
Other White 6.3%
Indian 3.1%
Caribbean 2.6%
Pakistani 1.7%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1.4%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAverage0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 47%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 4%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Air Balloon Hill Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
120
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
109
2nd preference
58
3rd preference
37
From another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
109
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
107
53
54
Year 1
114
64
50
Year 2
119
62
57
Year 3
114
60
54
Year 4
112
59
53
Year 5
111
58
53
Year 6
89
46
43
Year 2024-2025

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