Broomhill Junior School
Allison Road, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 4NZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melina Smith
- Constituency
- Bristol East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 108919
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179775120
About this school
Broomhill Junior School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 180 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broomhill Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 60 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 53% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 77% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 67% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 73% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Broomhill Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broomhill Junior School compares
Broomhill Junior School ranked 70th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 7% | 40.7% | 180 | — |
| Broomhill Infant & Nursery School | — | 7.6% | 36.5% | 202 | 0.0 miles |
| Holymead Primary School | 55% | 5.2% | 15% | 583 | 0.5 miles |
| Wicklea Academy | 65% | 4.8% | 25.9% | 213 | 0.6 miles |
| St Anne's Infant School | — | 4.6% | 21.5% | 187 | 0.8 miles |
| E-Act the Kingfisher School | 21% | 7.4% | 53.2% | 112 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.7%
- English as an additional language
- 25.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.96%
- Persistent absence
- 22.49%
Location
Nearby schools
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Broomhill Infant & Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Holymead Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Wicklea Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Anne's Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
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E-Act the Kingfisher School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Broomhill Junior School ranks 159th of the 198 ranked primary schools in Bristol.
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Broomhill Junior School teach?
- Broomhill Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Broomhill Junior School?
- The headteacher of Broomhill Junior School is Mrs Melina Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broomhill Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broomhill Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Broomhill Junior School?
- Broomhill Junior School has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Broomhill Junior School full?
- Broomhill Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 180 on roll (75%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Broomhill Junior School a faith school?
- No. Broomhill Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broomhill Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Broomhill Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Broomhill Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broomhill Junior School compare with other schools in Bristol, City of?
- Broomhill Junior School ranked 70th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broomhill Junior School's absence rate?
- Broomhill Junior School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broomhill Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broomhill Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.