Vowell Close, Withywood, Bristol BS13 9HS
10 reasons to choose Fair Furlong Primary School
Top line
Fair Furlong Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Bristol and one of the 8 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Fair Furlong Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply a Good rating for the school in its last (2025) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Fair Furlong Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Fair Furlong Primary School achieves varied attainment scores, from the top 10% nationally to below the national average. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 5% of schools.
The Fair Furlong Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Subjects are taught separately and co-ordinated by topic, with cross-curricular linking when appropriate. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips in Years 3 and 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Fair Furlong Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Fair Furlong Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.20pm. Breakfast club from 7.30am.
Find another school near Fair Furlong Primary School
Cleve House School (3.8 miles); Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital Junior School (4.6 miles); Clifton High School, Nursery to Junior Schools (4.7 miles).
Waycroft Academy (4 miles); Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, Redland (5.2 miles); Whitehall Primary School (6 miles).
Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital (4.6 miles); Clifton High School (4.7 miles); Bristol Grammar School (4.9 miles).
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School (3.8 miles); Chew Valley School (4.2 miles); St Brendan’s Sixth Form College (4.7 miles).