Avanti Gardens School

Bristol, City ofFree schools

College Road, Bristol, BS16 2JP

Headteacher: Mr Harry PennySchool website ↗Pupils: 305 (capacity: 420)Part of AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected February 2024
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
54%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected February 2024
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 6 February 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
54.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 71%·Writing 57%·Maths 64%All three 54%
Reading
Expected71%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected57%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected64%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
63
How many got their first choice?
52of 63 (82.5%)
How many applied in total?
135

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
21.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
14.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
32.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
151 girls, 154 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 54% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/16-----
2016/17-----
2017/180.0%0.0%-7.4-16.4-12.3
2018/19-----
2022/2325.0%0.0%---
2023/2439.0%0.0%---
2024/2554.0%0.0%---
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