Shirehampton Primary School

Shirehampton Primary School continues to demonstrate good overall performance. Pupils thrive in an inclusive environment where they build strong relationships with staff and each other, leading to a positive atmosphere conducive to learning. The school's emphasis on reading is notable, with early interventions ensuring that students catch up quickly if they fall behind. Parents express high levels of satisfaction with the school's nurturing approach, which supports both emotional and academic development. However, while there are many strengths, there are also areas requiring improvement, particularly in the consistency of feedback and expectations regarding the presentation of work across subjects.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils and staff
• Effective role models creating a positive behaviour environment
• High prioritization of reading with a consistent phonics curriculum
• Supportive pastoral care for pupils with additional needs
• Wide range of extra-curricular opportunities
• Ambitious curriculum design with well-sequenced subject plans
• Effective safeguarding measures ensuring pupil safety

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent systems to check pupil understanding in some subjects
• Low expectations for the presentation of work leading to avoidable errors
• Insufficient development of pupils' understanding of different cultures

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 Shirehampton Primary School attended 92.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.2% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Shirehampton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Shirehampton Primary School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% 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, 17.6% of pupils at Shirehampton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 10 pupils.

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 Shirehampton Primary School received £7,793 and spent £7,607 for each of its 460 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £299,000 (-£651 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 Shirehampton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Shirehampton Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Shirehampton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Shirehampton Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Shirehampton Primary School have?

Shirehampton Primary School has 460 pupils on roll.

What age range does Shirehampton Primary School cover?

Shirehampton Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Shirehampton Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Shirehampton Primary School?

Shirehampton Primary School is at St Mary's Walk, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9RR.