Stanbridge Primary School

Stanbridge Primary School is performing well overall, with safeguarding standards met. Early years provision is particularly strong: children settle quickly, learn to read well, and are very well prepared for Key Stage 1. Across the rest of the school, provision typically meets the expected standard. Pupils are happy, feel safe, behave well, and attend more regularly than national averages. Reading is a notable strength, and the curriculum is well planned and broad. The school is inclusive, and leaders have worked to improve support for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND, who generally make positive progress. Pastoral care and personal development are strong, with rich enrichment, leadership roles, and PSHE. Leadership and governance are effective, with trust and governors providing support and challenge, and staff generally positive about workload and wellbeing. There are still areas to refine. Older pupils have had less time to benefit from curriculum improvements, and some 2025 Key Stage 2 outcomes were lower. Teachers occasionally underestimate what pupils already know or miss misconceptions, which can slow progression. Leaders' next step is to ensure teachers consistently identify and address gaps in knowledge so all pupils are ready for new learning.

Strengths

• Early years provision is highly effective, giving children a strong start and preparing them well for Key Stage 1.
• Reading is a particular strength, with pupils enthused by a wide range of books.
• The curriculum is well planned, broad, and sequenced so pupils build knowledge over time.
• Pupils with SEND and other barriers to learning are identified early and generally make positive progress.
• The school has an inclusive culture and effective support for disadvantaged pupils.
• Attendance is above the national average, with persistent absence below the national average.
• Behaviour expectations are clear, classrooms are typically calm, and bullying is not tolerated.
• Pastoral support and personal development are strong, including enrichment, leadership roles, and PSHE.
• Leaders and governors have an accurate understanding of the school and provide effective support and challenge.
• Safeguarding standards are met, and pupils feel safe with trusted adults to speak to.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers sometimes underestimate pupils' prior knowledge, which can delay moving on to more difficult concepts.
• On some occasions, teachers do not quickly identify pupils' misunderstandings or misconceptions, limiting timely adaptation.
• Older pupils have had less time to benefit from curriculum improvements, and some 2025 Key Stage 2 outcomes were lower.
• Attendance remains lower than it should be for a few pupils, though support is steadily improving this.
• Disadvantaged pupils' 2024/25 outcomes were below national averages in reading, writing, mathematics and combined measures.

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 Stanbridge Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.3% 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 Stanbridge 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 Stanbridge Primary School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.8% 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, 8.7% of pupils at Stanbridge Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% 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 Stanbridge Primary School received £6,459 and spent £5,977 for each of its 410 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £80,000 (£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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Stanbridge Primary School is part of The Leaf Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Stanbridge Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stanbridge Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Stanbridge Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stanbridge Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Stanbridge Primary School have?

Stanbridge Primary School has 415 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stanbridge Primary School cover?

Stanbridge Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stanbridge Primary School?

Stanbridge Primary School is at Stanbridge Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 6AL.