Staple Hill Primary School, Bristol

Ofsted's report card from its 2 June 2026 inspection grades Staple Hill Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally achieve well and are ready for their next stage of education."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils typically attend school regularly and on time."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of the strengths and areas for development in the school's curriculum and the quality of teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have a good understanding of the impact of education and care in Reception Year."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders accurately identify and assess the needs of pupils who need to overcome barriers to their learning."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "School and trust leaders share an ambitious vision for pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure there is a coherent personal development programme across the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should further improve teachers' pedagogical knowledge and use of assessment, so that they consistently make appropriate adaptations to teaching and strengthen pupils' achievement at all key stages"; "Leaders should reduce absence further, so that pupils have high attendance and can consistently benefit from the school's curriculum and wider opportunities"; "Leaders should evaluate more precisely the impact of their work on pupils who face barriers to learning, so that they consistently adapt strategies and approaches to make a sustained difference to pupils".

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Staple Hill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 76% in South Gloucestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 72% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Staple Hill Primary School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 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 Staple Hill Primary School are Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend (0.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 81% maths); Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend (0.4 miles, Good); The Tynings Primary School (0.4 miles, 65% reading, 78% maths); and Minerva Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 87% reading, 83% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Staple Hill Primary School.

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

30.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (54%), Asian (14%) and Black (11%).

In 2026, 35 pupils (11.7%) received SEN support and 19 (6.4%) 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.

Staple Hill Primary School had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

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

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Portcullis (d), 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, Staple Hill Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 4.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Staple Hill Primary School are Downend School (1 mile), Mangotsfield School (1 mile) and South Gloucestershire Hospital Home Teaching Service (1.4 miles).