Cadbury Heath Primary School, Bristol

Ofsted's report card from its 30 June 2026 inspection grades Cadbury Heath Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Children get off to a wonderful start in the early years."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils' outcomes rose considerably in 2025."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' attendance has been at or above national averages over a sustained period of time."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Soon after entering the trust, leaders identified the need to improve the quality of the curriculum and the school's approach to teaching."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have strengthened the provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders bring passion, commitment and a clear sense of vision to Cadbury Heath Primary School."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed an appropriate personal development programme."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum in some of the wider subjects is ambitious and of a consistently high quality so that pupils develop detailed knowledge and skills across subjects"; "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum is taught consistently well so that pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, have tasks precisely matched to what they already know and can do"; "Leaders should further develop pupils' behaviour so that they show self-discipline, resilience and dedication to their learning across all aspects of school life".

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Cadbury Heath Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 76% in South Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 47% in reading and 33% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Cadbury Heath Primary School as their first choice and 33 named it as one of their preferences, for 16 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cadbury Heath Primary School are Parkwall Primary School (0.4 miles, 65% reading, 71% maths); Barrs Court Primary School (0.5 miles, 79% reading, 81% maths); St Barnabas Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, 61% reading, 61% maths); and Courtney Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths).

Cadbury Heath Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

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

8.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Oldland (Avon Valley Railway), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cadbury Heath Road (e-bound), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cadbury Heath Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 185 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in South Gloucestershire (116), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Cadbury Heath Primary School issued 30 suspensions, 17.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Cadbury Heath Primary School are Digitech Studio School (0.4 miles), King's Oak Academy (0.7 miles) and Sir Bernard Lovell Academy (0.7 miles).