St Matthias Academy
St Matthias Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Bristol for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 9 pupils and room for 93. About 67 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.
Alexandra Park, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 2BG0117 903 1320stmatthiasacademy.org.ukMs Dominique DeIuliis headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 24 September 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
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 (7), Moderate learning difficulty (1), Other difficulty or disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 9 | 43 | 49 | 18 | 21 | 15 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 67% | 79% | 76% | 72% | 71% | 47% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 11% | 2% | 8% | 17% | 10% | 7% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 77% | 90% | 89% | 62% | 93% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 23% | 10% | 11% | 38% | 7% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 10 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 40% | 46% |
| Education | 30% | 36% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 10% | 9% |
| Not in education, work or training | 30% | 27% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Metropolitan Academy | Academy | 280 m | 1,103 | Report card 2026 | 50 | Compare |
| Fishponds CofE Primary School | Academy | 320 m | 310 | Good 2022 | 20 | Compare |
| Chester Park Infant School | Council | 590 m | 229 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Chester Park Junior School | Council | 670 m | 295 | Good 2023 | 11 | Compare |
| Avanti Gardens School | Free school | 800 m | 381 | Good 2024 | 12 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 890 m | 213 | Good 2022 | 65 | Compare |
| Begbrook Primary Academy | Academy | 990 m | 462 | Good 2023 | 42 | Compare |
| Briarwood School | Council | 0.6 miles | 167 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Matthias Academy a good school?
St Matthias Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it not judged at its last inspection in September 2024.
What is St Matthias Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Matthias Academy not judged at its last full inspection on 24 September 2024.
How many pupils does St Matthias Academy have?
9 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 93 places, so it is 10% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Alexandra Park, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 2BG
- Telephone
- 0117 903 1320
- Website
- www.stmatthiasacademy.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Dominique DeIuliis
- 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
- Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership (44 schools)
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward
- Eastville
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2017 (academy converter)
- URN
- 144285 · LAESTAB 8011102 · UKPRN 10064742
- Formerly
- St Matthias Park Pupil Referral Service
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.