Staple Hill Primary School

Staple Hill Primary School is performing at the expected standard overall. Pupils are happy, safe and proud of their school, behaviour is positive, and teaching is generally effective. Early years and reading/phonics are particular strengths, and pupils typically achieve well with outcomes broadly in line with national averages. The school joined The Leaf Trust in September 2023, has an above-average proportion of pupils with EHC plans, and safeguarding requirements are met. Leadership and governance are effective, with a clear ambitious vision, strong staff development, and good support for SEND and disadvantaged pupils. Attendance is generally regular, and most persistent absentees improve over time. The curriculum is ambitious and well planned, with recent improvements in writing. However, there are areas to develop. Teachers do not always use assessment or adapt teaching consistently enough, so some pupils do not make as much progress as they could. Some pupils with SEND have lower attendance than they should. Leaders also do not monitor precisely enough the progress and experiences of some pupils who face barriers to learning, meaning support is not always as effective as possible. The next steps focus on these points.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, safe, proud and feel a sense of belonging.
• Pupils behave well, with positive attitudes, respect and rare disruption.
• Early years provides a calm, caring start and strong foundations in reading and number.
• A well-designed phonics programme builds reading accuracy and fluency.
• Pupils achieve broadly in line with national averages and are generally ready for the next stage.
• The wider curriculum is ambitious and well planned across subjects and year groups.
• Leaders have successfully strengthened the writing curriculum.
• Pupils with SEND are identified early and receive timely support.
• Disadvantaged pupils are well supported and typically achieve in line with peers nationally.
• Attendance is generally regular, and leaders work effectively to remove barriers.
• Leadership, trust and governance are effective, ambitious and supportive.
• Staff benefit from strong professional development and leaders prioritise wellbeing.
• Personal development is coherent, with a wide range of extracurricular and pastoral support.
• Pupils learn British values, celebrate diversity and learn how to keep safe online.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils with SEND do not attend as regularly as they could.
• Teachers' pedagogical knowledge and use of assessment are not consistently strong enough to adapt teaching.
• Some pupils do not make as much progress through the curriculum as they could.
• Leaders do not monitor precisely enough the progress and experiences of some pupils facing barriers.
• Support changes for some pupils are not always as effective as they could be.
• Occasionally, early years staff do not use assessment information well enough to adapt the curriculum and teaching.

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 Staple Hill Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.2% 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, 2.7% of pupils at Staple Hill Primary 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 Staple Hill Primary School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.2% 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, 11.7% of pupils at Staple Hill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.4% 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 2024–25 Staple Hill Primary School received £6,563 and spent £6,851 for each of its 298 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £58,000 (£196 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of The Leaf Trust, income was £6,841 and spending £6,882 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bristol · South Gloucestershire local authority: places and applications

Staple Hill Primary School is part of The Leaf Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• The Tynings Primary School Staple Hill
• Stanbridge Primary School Bristol
• Kings' Forest Primary School Bristol
• Emersons Green Primary School Bristol
• Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Two Mile Hill Primary School Bristol
• Blackhorse Primary School Bristol
• Cadbury Heath Primary School Bristol
• Samuel White's Infant School Bristol
• Hanham Abbots Junior School Bristol

What is Staple Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Staple Hill Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Staple Hill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Staple Hill Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Staple Hill Primary School have?

Staple Hill Primary School has 298 pupils on roll.

What age range does Staple Hill Primary School cover?

Staple Hill Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Staple Hill Primary School?

Staple Hill Primary School is at Page Road, Staple Hill, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 4NE.