Bromley Heath Infant School

Bromley Heath Infant School has demonstrated outstanding performance across all areas during its recent inspection. The school has effectively built a strong environment where pupils thrive academically and socially, embracing a motto that encourages them to always do their best. High expectations from staff and the development of essential life skills through structured values help foster a positive school culture, where pupils learn to respect one another and contribute to a harmonious atmosphere. The leadership team, including governors, shows a commitment to providing the best education for every student, and this aspiration is reflected in the strong partnerships formed with parents and the focus on individual pupil development. The curriculum is designed to ensure pupils gain a comprehensive understanding of various subjects, and high-quality teaching supports their learning journeys. Significant emphasis is placed on reading and mathematics, where tailored approaches help all students, including those with special educational needs, to excel. The effective management of safeguarding within the school fosters a safe environment for learning. Overall, the school's first routine inspection post-COVID-19 has shown resilience and a continued drive towards achieving excellence in various dimensions of education.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education across all subjects.
• Strong leadership and management that inspires staff and pupils.
• Effective and well-sequenced curriculum enhancing subject knowledge.
• Outstanding early years provision fostering creativity and critical thinking.
• Nurturing school culture that promotes respect and collaboration.
• Strong emphasis on phonics leading to successful reading outcomes.
• Robust support for pupils with special educational needs.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bromley Heath Infant School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Bromley Heath Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bromley Heath Infant School had 23.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.9% of pupils at Bromley Heath Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Bromley Heath Infant School received £6,596 and spent £6,716 for each of its 181 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £112,000 (£617 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Bromley Heath Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bromley Heath Infant School is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Bromley Heath Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bromley Heath Infant School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Bromley Heath Infant School have?

Bromley Heath Infant School has 181 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bromley Heath Infant School cover?

Bromley Heath Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Bromley Heath Infant School?

Bromley Heath Infant School is at Quakers Road, Downend, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 6NJ.