Brentry Primary School
Brentry Lane, Brentry, Bristol, BS10 6RG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Geraint Clarke
- Constituency
- Bristol North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 108980
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173532261
About this school
Brentry Primary School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brentry Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- 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 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 59% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 69% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 62% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Brentry Primary 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 | 48% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brentry Primary School compares
Brentry Primary School ranked 28th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6.1% | 31.1% | 203 | — |
| Little Mead Primary Academy | 39% | 6.2% | 29.4% | 435 | 0.6 miles |
| Blaise Primary and Nursery School | 67% | 6.9% | 36.5% | 441 | 0.7 miles |
| Henbury Court Primary Academy | 60% | 7.8% | 53% | 294 | 0.8 miles |
| Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy | 63% | 6.4% | 55.9% | 213 | 0.9 miles |
| Fonthill Primary Academy | 47% | 8.6% | 40.8% | 221 | 1.0 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
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 22 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.1%
- English as an additional language
- 19.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.08%
- Persistent absence
- 20.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Little Mead Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Blaise Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Henbury Court Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Fonthill Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Brentry Primary School ranks 70th 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 Brentry Primary School teach?
- Brentry Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Brentry Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brentry Primary School is Mr Geraint Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brentry Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brentry Primary 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 Brentry Primary School?
- Brentry Primary School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Brentry Primary School full?
- Brentry Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 203 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brentry Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brentry Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brentry Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brentry Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Brentry Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brentry Primary School compare with other schools in Bristol, City of?
- Brentry Primary School ranked 28th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brentry Primary School's absence rate?
- Brentry Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brentry Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brentry Primary 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.