Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School, Bristol
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school helps pupils make excellent progress from their starting point. Teachers use clever questioning and interesting activities to help children learn, and the school feels like a calm, happy place where pupils behave well and look after each other. The breakfast club and strong attendance support show the school really cares about helping every child succeed.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching and reading skills development across the school
- Good quality teaching with effective questioning and subject knowledge
- Well-managed behaviour with positive relationships and collaborative learning
- Effective leadership with clear systems to monitor pupil progress
- Good safeguarding and safety arrangements where pupils feel secure
Areas for Improvement
- Writing achievement not as strong as reading and mathematics - pupils need more opportunities for extended writing
- Some lessons lack sufficiently challenging activities from the start for all pupil groups
- Need to ensure all groups make more rapid progress, particularly at the beginning of lessons
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the school has good arrangements for keeping pupils safe and secure, pupils feel well looked after, and there is strong work on internet safety and anti-bullying.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, booster classes for able pupils, peer mediator roles for older pupils
Christ Church Hanham is a good school where pupils make strong progress from below-average starting points, with particularly good reading and mathematics outcomes. Teaching is effective, behaviour is good, and the school is well-led with strong safeguarding arrangements.
At a Glance
10.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 76%. Maths has improved from 76% to 82%. Writing has improved from 78% to 82%.
Class Sizes
25.6
Avg class size
28.0
KS2
9
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
62%
Available places
243 pupils
390 capacity
147 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bristol
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bristol
Admissions Demand - South Gloucestershire
Places available
3,642
Applications
3,206
Got 1st preference
91.0%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across South Gloucestershire (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.16488%
Overall absence
12.34043%
Persistent absence
235
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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