Hanham Abbots Junior School, Bristol

Ofsted's report card from its 21 April 2026 inspection grades Hanham Abbots Junior School on 6 areas: 6 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve highly in national assessments, well above national averages in many areas."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have a detailed understanding of behaviour and attendance in the school."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Pupils learn from a broad and highly ambitious curriculum."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders are relentless in their commitment to supporting vulnerable pupils."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Governors, trustees, school and trust leaders are rightly proud of this inclusive and ambitious school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's personal, social, health and economic curriculum is comprehensive."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to strengthen leadership across all areas of the school so that the work to transform the achievements and experiences of vulnerable pupils is sustained over time".

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Hanham Abbots Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 84% 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 82% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

Across South Gloucestershire, 93% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in South Gloucestershire lodged 25 appeals against primary school offers; 15 reached a hearing and 1 succeeded (6.7% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Hanham Abbots Junior School are Samuel White's Infant School (under 0.1 miles); Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 76% reading, 82% maths); Beacon Rise Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 96% maths); and Barrs Court Primary School (0.9 miles, 79% reading, 81% maths).

Hanham Abbots Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Hanham Abbots Junior School is one of 18 schools run by The Leaf Trust, an academy trust.

13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (10%).

Hanham Abbots Junior School had 21 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Bitton (Avon Valley Railway), about 2 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Victoria Road (adjacent), 310 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 199 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.

Hanham Abbots Junior School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Hanham Abbots Junior School are Hanham Woods Academy (0.2 miles) and John Cabot Academy (0.8 miles).