Kings' Forest Primary School

Kings' Forest Primary School is a highly inclusive and ambitious school where pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils, are well supported to thrive. Leaders identify needs quickly, work closely with families and external agencies, and use small-group provision effectively. Pupils generally learn well, attendance is good, behaviour is calm and respectful, and the early years provision is particularly strong in developing language, oracy and a love of reading. The school joined The Leaf Trust in 2023 and has a headteacher who also took up post that year; it is larger than average, has an above-average proportion of pupils with EHC plans, and a below-average proportion eligible for free school meals. Most areas of the school's work are secure. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, reading and phonics are taught effectively, leadership and governance are strong, and personal development and well-being are well provided for. Safeguarding standards are met. However, too few pupils reach greater depth in writing, some pupils' understanding lacks depth where staff subject knowledge is less secure, and teaching does not always use assessment information well enough to adapt next steps. Published outcomes for disadvantaged pupils are below national averages and show large gaps. The school's next steps rightly focus on strengthening subject expertise and ensuring pupils develop detailed knowledge and produce high-quality work consistently, particularly beyond English and mathematics.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive culture with swift, tenacious support for pupils with SEND
• Small-group provisions build independence and strong progress for pupils with SEND
• Effective use of additional funding and family support for disadvantaged pupils
• Pupils learn well, with KS2 reading, writing and mathematics outcomes at or above national averages
• Strong phonics teaching; younger pupils learn to read swiftly and securely
• Good attendance and calm, respectful behaviour across the school
• Broad and ambitious curriculum with effective reading teaching
• Strong early years provision, especially oracy, language and vocabulary
• Ambitious, supportive leadership and effective trust and governance oversight
• Well-designed personal development and enrichment, including well-being and British values
• Safeguarding standards are met and pupils feel safe

Areas for Improvement

• Too few pupils reach greater depth in writing
• Some pupils' curriculum understanding lacks depth where staff subject knowledge is less secure
• Teaching does not consistently use assessment information to adapt next steps
• Detailed knowledge and high-quality work are not consistent across subjects beyond English and mathematics
• Disadvantaged pupils' published outcomes are below national averages, with large gaps

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 Kings' Forest Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.0% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Kings' Forest 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 Kings' Forest Primary School had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.7% 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, 9.8% of pupils at Kings' Forest Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 Kings' Forest Primary School received £6,609 and spent £6,400 for each of its 431 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £85,000 (£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

Kings' Forest Primary School is part of The Leaf Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• The Tynings Primary School Staple Hill
• Staple Hill Primary School Bristol
• Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Stanbridge Primary School Bristol
• Emersons Green Primary School Bristol
• Two Mile Hill Primary School Bristol
• Cadbury Heath Primary School Bristol
• St Barnabas Church of England Primary School Bristol
• Blackhorse Primary School Bristol
• Hanham Abbots Junior School Bristol

What is Kings' Forest Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kings' Forest Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in January 2026.

When was Kings' Forest Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kings' Forest Primary School was last inspected in January 2026.

How many pupils does Kings' Forest Primary School have?

Kings' Forest Primary School has 451 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kings' Forest Primary School cover?

Kings' Forest Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kings' Forest Primary School?

Kings' Forest Primary School is at Station Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 4PQ.