Pathways Learning Centre
Pathways Learning Centre is an academy alternative provision converter in Bristol for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 78 pupils and room for 170. About 52 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Overndale Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 2RQ01454 862630pathwayslearningcentre.org.ukMr Daniel Walton headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 13 September 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to South Gloucestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (59), Autistic spectrum disorder (9), Moderate learning difficulty (3), language and communications needs (3), Specific learning difficulty (2), Hearing impairment (1).
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmtree Grove School Ltd | Independent | 100 m | 24 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend | Church of England | 380 m | 301 | Not inspected | 74 | Compare |
| Little Hayes Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 420 m | 104 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| Frome Vale Academy | Academy | 660 m | 203 | Report card 2026 | 67 | Compare |
| Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend | Church of England | 670 m | 225 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| Staple Hill Primary School | Academy | 790 m | 298 | Report card 2026 | 15 | Compare |
| Avanti Gardens School | Free school | 930 m | 381 | Good 2024 | 12 | Compare |
| Briarwood School | Council | 0.6 miles | 167 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Pathways Learning Centre a good school?
Pathways Learning Centre doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in September 2022.
What is Pathways Learning Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pathways Learning Centre good at its last full inspection on 13 September 2022.
How many pupils does Pathways Learning Centre have?
78 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 170 places, so it is 46% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Overndale Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 2RQ
- Telephone
- 01454 862630
- Website
- www.pathwayslearningcentre.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Walton
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Enable Trust (4 schools)
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Ward
- Frenchay & Downend
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 July 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151471 · LAESTAB 8031100 · UKPRN 10096987
- Formerly
- Pathways Learning Centre
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.