The Tynings Primary School

The Tynings Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive school where pupils feel safe, valued and well supported. Leaders, supported effectively by the Leaf Multi Academy Trust, have taken decisive action to improve the quality of education, and this is beginning to have a positive impact across the school. Pupils benefit from a broad and balanced curriculum, effective early reading provision, and calm, purposeful classrooms. Strengths include support for vulnerable pupils, a strong personal development programme and improving attendance, especially for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND. The school meets the expected standard in all inspected areas and safeguarding is effective. However, some areas require further development. The quality of education is not yet consistently strong across all subjects and key stages. Outcomes in reading at key stage 2 were below national averages in 2025, and disadvantaged pupils' combined reading, writing and mathematics outcomes were significantly below national figures, with a large disadvantage gap. Monitoring and tracking of pupils with SEND and other barriers lack precision, and teaching interactions in the early years are not always sharply focused on extending language and communication. Attendance, although improving, remains too low for a small number of pupils. The school benefits from a strong, collaborative culture and leaders have a clear understanding of the school's context and improvement priorities. Staff wellbeing is a high priority, and parents are positive about the school. The next steps set out by inspectors focus on embedding consistently high-quality teaching, strengthening SEND tracking, developing staff expertise and continuing to tackle attendance.

Strengths

• Leaders at all levels, including the trust, provide robust and determined leadership that is improving the school.
• Effective support for vulnerable pupils helps them build positive relationships and a sense of belonging.
• The personal development curriculum is carefully planned to help pupils understand healthy relationships, safety and wellbeing.
• Early reading teaching is effective, helping pupils build secure phonics skills.
• Behaviour systems are clear, inclusive and create calm, purposeful classrooms.
• Leaders take persistent and appropriate action to improve attendance, with ongoing improvements for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• The early years provides a positive start, with warm, nurturing environments and effective transition into Reception.
• Staff wellbeing is a central priority, reflected in a highly supportive and collaborative culture.
• The school makes excellent use of its outdoor environment and enrichment opportunities to provide a rich and memorable childhood experience.

Areas for Improvement

• The curriculum is not yet consistently well taught across all subjects and key stages, limiting some pupils' development of detailed knowledge and skills.
• Outcomes in reading at key stage 2 were below national averages in 2025, and disadvantaged pupils' combined outcomes were significantly below national figures.
• Monitoring and tracking of pupils with SEND and other barriers lack precision, hindering accurate measurement of impact and timely adjustments.
• Interactions between adults and children in the early years are not always precise enough to maximise learning and extend language and communication.
• Attendance remains too low for a small number of pupils, including those who are persistently absent.

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 The Tynings Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.1% 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, 3.1% of pupils at The Tynings 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 The Tynings Primary School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 36.2% 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, 12.0% of pupils at The Tynings Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% 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 The Tynings Primary School received £7,630 and spent £7,208 for each of its 291 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £57,000 (£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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The Tynings Primary School is part of The Leaf Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is The Tynings Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was The Tynings Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Tynings Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does The Tynings Primary School have?

The Tynings Primary School has 274 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Tynings Primary School cover?

The Tynings Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Tynings Primary School?

The Tynings Primary School is at Eastleigh Close, Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire, BS16 4SG.