Fair Furlong Primary

About the school's work

Essential Award: February 2026

Fair Furlong Primary has embedded a strong whole-school school approach to health and wellbeing.

Key strengths include:

• robust understanding of pupil needs through the Bristol Pupil Voice Survey, Leuven scales, Child Protection Online Management System (CPOMs) monitoring, weekly mental health health and behaviour triage, and close work with the family link team for attendance
• a trauma informed approach supported by continuous professional development (CPD), therapeutic input, safeguarding handovers and consistent use of CPOMs to monitor informed approach supported by CPD, therapeutic input, safeguarding handovers and consistent use of CPOMs to monitor concerns
• clear support pathways including an Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA), one to one mentoring, groups, sensory circuits, movement breaks and supervision for all staff
• strong pupil voice mechanisms, with school council, surveys, worry boxes, and inclusive communication tools such as Makaton, widget symbols, and structured oracy work
• a healthier food environment, with caterers achieving Bristol Eating Better Silver award, promotion of healthy lunchboxes, and a water and and milk-only policy
• high-quality physical activity offer, including 2 hours of PE weekly, daily movement breaks, extensive before and after school clubs, and swimming
• a joined-up PSHE curriculum using Jigsaw and other PSHE curriculum resources, reinforced through assemblies, PE, science and whole school events

The school is most proud of:

• 'the children's ability to talk about how they're feeling and what they need to do to improve health and wellbeing'
• 'the consistency in our approach to PE and PSHE'
• 'our school aims to inspire all children to develop a love of physical activity and sport. Through good physical education, whole school values and a whole child approach, we aim to nurture confident, resilient children who will strive for their personal best'
• 'we listen to our children's wants and needs and provide them with a range of active and healthy experiences through breakfast clubs, lunchtimes, and after school activities.'

As a result of working with the Bristol Healthy Schools Programme the school noticed:

• 'increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport'
• 'broader experience of a range of sports and activities offered to all pupils'
• 'increased participation in competitive sport'

Physical Activity Specialist Award: 1 December 2022 to 1 December 2025

Congratulations to Fair Furlong Primary School on achieving the Physical Activity Specialist Award.

The strengths of their submission included (but are not limited to) the following:

• ensuring their pupils are active even during a bad weather by investing in all-weather surface and gear.
• actively promoting physical activity to the whole school community by assemblies, PSHE curriculum, school website, a new termly newsletter, inviting parents to join in during healthy and safe week, and providing physical activity sessions to staff and encouraging active travel.
• committing to inclusion in physical activity and reducing barriers pupils have reported to participating by working with coaching providers to provide individual mentoring for children, ensuring all after school clubs and extra-curricular activity with competitions are free using sports premium, providing a fully stocked supply of spare kit and having a flexible kit clothing policy.

Fair Furlong is most proud of the inclusion of their disabled children in whole school events such as sports days and week-long camps and a change in mindset seen amongst girls engagement in sport and physical activity and increased girls participation in extra-curricular physical activity events.