Snowdon Village
Snowdon Village is a free schools alternative provision in Bristol for boys and girls aged 4 to 16. It has 42 pupils and room for 174. About 85 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 2023.
Beam Street, Barton Hill, Bristol, BS5 9QR0117 955 1447snowdonvillage.clf.ukMs Alex Davies headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 7 June 2023, 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 Bristol, City of 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 (34), Moderate learning difficulty (3), Specific learning difficulty (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 42 | 50 | 45 | 57 | 31 | 46 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 83% | 78% | 80% | 68% | 81% | 54% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 2% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 3% | 7% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 50% | 40% | 63% | 26% | 39% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 50% | 60% | 37% | 42% | 30% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 45 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 21%, compared with 35% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 27% | 24% | 35% |
| Education | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 0% | 5% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Not in education, work or training | 22% | 48% | 47% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-Act Barton Hill Academy | Academy | 260 m | 275 | Requires improvement 2024 | 5 | Compare |
| Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy | Academy | 550 m | 300 | Requires improvement 2024 | 2 | Compare |
| The City Academy Bristol | Academy | 590 m | 977 | Not inspected | 19 | Compare |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 690 m | 195 | Good 2024 | 56 | Compare |
| Easton CofE Primary School | Academy | 990 m | 386 | No overall grade 2025 | 6 | Compare |
| St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre | Local authority nursery school | 0.6 miles | 141 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| E-Act Bannerman Road Community Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 401 | Good 2022 | 53 | Compare |
| The Limes Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 0.7 miles | 122 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Snowdon Village a good school?
Snowdon Village doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in June 2023.
What is Snowdon Village's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Snowdon Village good at its last full inspection on 7 June 2023.
How many pupils does Snowdon Village have?
42 pupils aged 4 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 174 places, so it is 24% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Beam Street, Barton Hill, Bristol, BS5 9QR
- Telephone
- 0117 955 1447
- Website
- www.snowdonvillage.clf.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Alex Davies
- Type of school
- Free schools alternative provision (Free schools alternative provision, free schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 4-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Cabot Learning Federation (36 schools)
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward
- Easton
- Constituency
- Bristol East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2016
- URN
- 142569 · LAESTAB 8011106 · UKPRN 10056935
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.