Primary school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Iron Acton Church of England Primary School
Wotton Road, Iron Acton, Bristol, BS37 9UZ
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 4 May 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- Places
- 105
- How full
- 93% full — 98 of 105 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 38 / 60
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for South Gloucestershire 003C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 34%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 15%
- Households owning their home
- 80%
- Households in social housing
- 7%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- SEVERN FEDERATION ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Mike Riches
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Ward
- Frampton Cotterell
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- URN
- 152135
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Road Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 60% | 1.1 mi |
| Watermore Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 82% | 1.3 mi |
| Frampton Cotterell Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 88% | 1.6 mi |
| Tyndale Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 41% | 1.6 mi |
| Rangeworthy Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Inadequate 2023 | — | 1.7 mi |
| The Manor Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 72% | 1.9 mi |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, YateVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 76% | 2.1 mi |
| Woodlands Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 48% | 2.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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