Stanbridge Primary School, Bristol

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Stanbridge 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 in the early years have a highly positive start to school."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Older pupils have had less time to benefit from improvements to the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders set high expectations for attendance from the Reception class onwards."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have put in place a well-planned curriculum from the Reception year to Year 6."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school has an inclusive culture where there is a clear ambition for all pupils to achieve and thrive."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "School and trust leaders have pupils' best interests at the centre of the decisions they make."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The pastoral support provided to pupils is a strength of the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers consistently identify any misconceptions or missing knowledge that pupils may have, and address these swiftly and effectively, so that pupils have the secure knowledge that they need to move onto new learning"; "Leaders should ensure that staff design learning that builds upon what pupils already know and can do, so that their understanding of the curriculum extends and deepens".

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Stanbridge Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% 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 (75% in reading, 73% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 67 families put Stanbridge Primary School as their first choice and 163 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Stanbridge Primary School are Barley Close Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 50% reading, 63% maths); St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 62% reading, 54% maths); Emersons Green Primary School (0.5 miles, 79% reading, 79% maths); and Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend (0.6 miles, Good).

Stanbridge Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

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

9.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 36 pupils (8.7%) received SEN support and 14 (3.4%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

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

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mangotsfield Cemetery (sw-bound), 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, Stanbridge Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 4.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Stanbridge Primary School are Downend School (0.2 miles), Mangotsfield School (0.9 miles), South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching Service (1.5 miles) and Lyde Green Community School (1.6 miles).