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EnglandSouth WestBristol, City ofBS5 7PBAir Balloon Hill Primary School
Primary

Air Balloon Hill Primary School

Primary

Bristol, City of · Bristol · BS5 7PB www.abhps.com/

Pupils
766
cap. 840
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
766
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
766
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBristol, City of
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Air Balloon Hill Primary School · Primary · Bristol, City of

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
+13pp
68%58%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
7%
+3pp
11%8%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
766
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Hillside Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 7PB
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%7%75%36%68%9%73%22%74%76%107.0105.0105.021%766
2023/2447%4%72%28%54%5%69%23%82%62%106.0104.0103.018%757
2022/2360%6%75%26%69%8%73%28%81%69%105.0105.0104.0+0.40-0.60+0.5019%737
2018/1965%4%73%21%79%8%80%26%85%74%104.0105.0105.0-1.80-1.90-1.2014%783
2017/1868%11%75%25%77%25%75%27%76%76%105.0105.0107.0-1.40-1.10-0.9015%807
2016/1755%10%64%19%75%19%66%23%78%77%103.0102.0106.0-3.10-1.70-3.4016%784

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2576622.321%24%25%6%15%
2023/2475721.918%20%26%6%16%
2022/2373720.919%17%25%6%21%
2021/2273120.520%17%25%7%20%
2020/2175718.811%14%24%
2018/1978320.714%15%26%4%10%
2017/1880722.215%18%24%4%11%
2016/1778420.916%18%24%5%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.