West Town Lane Academy
West Town Lane, Bristol, BS4 5DT
634 pupils · 96% of 660 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- WEST TOWN LANE ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Free school meals
- 16.2%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 December 2024, published 16 January 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 75 | 74 | 168 | 75 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 90 | 89 | 186 | 90 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 83 | 78 | 170 | 82 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 89 | 95 | 193 | 89 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 86 | 86 | 199 | 86 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 89 | 74 | 191 | 85 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 97 | 210 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 55 | 163 | 58 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holymead Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Oasis Academy New Oak 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Knowle Park Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Woodlands Academy 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.