Primary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of
Nova Primary School
Barracks Lane, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9NG
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 July 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 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
- 200
- Places
- 360
- How full
- 56% full — 200 of 360 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 103 / 97
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bristol 003B, 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
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 23%
- Households owning their home
- 51%
- Households in social housing
- 41%
- Households with no car
- 30%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
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
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- AMPLIFY EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Anna Morris
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward
- Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston
- Constituency
- Bristol North West
- URN
- 151366
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and NurseryVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 48% | 0.4 mi |
| Shirehampton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 47% | 0.5 mi |
| Oasis Academy Long CrossAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 47% | 0.7 mi |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 70% | 0.7 mi |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, BristolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 61% | 0.9 mi |
| Crockerne Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 40% | 1.4 mi |
| Oasis Academy Bank LeazeAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 81% | 1.6 mi |
| Sea Mills Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1.6 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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