Blackhorse Primary School, Bristol

From the headteacher's welcome: "We believe that every child has the ability to excel in almost any area of learning. Excellence isn't the result of a natural talent, but instead is the result of: opportunity, expert tuition, purposeful practice and personal effort. These are the ingredients which make 'Champion Learners'. Everything we do as a school is done with this vision in mind."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, choir, chess and STEM.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care until 6:00pm.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 23 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Blackhorse Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 76% in South Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (79% in reading, 86% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 62 families put Blackhorse Primary School as their first choice and 166 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Blackhorse Primary School are St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 62% reading, 54% maths); Emersons Green Primary School (0.6 miles, 79% reading, 79% maths); Bromley Heath Junior School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 78% maths); and Bromley Heath Infant School (0.7 miles, Outstanding).

Blackhorse Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Blackhorse Primary School is one of 18 schools run by The Leaf Trust, an academy trust.

159 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Blackhorse Primary School (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 58% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (58%).

6.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (78%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 44 pupils (10.5%) received SEN support and 42 (10%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Blackhorse Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 22 places, 23 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Bristol Parkway Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Blackhorse Lane (s-bound), 200 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Blackhorse Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Blackhorse Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Blackhorse Primary School are Downend School (0.6 miles), Lyde Green Community School (1.2 miles) and Mangotsfield School (1.4 miles).