North Road Community Primary School
North Road, Yate, Bristol, BS37 7LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Stillie
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 104
- URN
- 109025
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454867788
About this school
North Road Community Primary School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 104 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 67% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 80% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 67% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 80% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 North Road Community 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 | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 105 |
| 2024/25 | 104 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How North Road Community Primary School compares
North Road Community Primary School ranked 51st of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.4% | 12.5% | 104 | — |
| Tyndale Primary School | 41% | 7.8% | 49.7% | 200 | 0.7 miles |
| Iron Acton Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 98 | 1.1 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate | 76% | 4.2% | 10.8% | 314 | 1.2 miles |
| The Ridge Junior School | 67% | 4.9% | 15.5% | 237 | 1.4 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 4.7% | 16.8% | 208 | 1.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.5%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.41%
- Persistent absence
- 8.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tyndale Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Yate
-
Iron Acton Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate1.2 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
The Ridge Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
North Road Community Primary School ranks 116th 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 year groups does North Road Community Primary School teach?
- North Road Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the acting headteacher of North Road Community Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of North Road Community Primary School is Mrs Sarah Stillie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was North Road Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected North Road Community 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 big is North Road Community Primary School?
- North Road Community Primary School has 104 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is North Road Community Primary School full?
- North Road Community Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 104 on roll (99%), 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 North Road Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. North Road Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does North Road Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records North Road Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have North Road Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does North Road Community Primary School rank locally?
- North Road Community Primary School ranked 51st of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is North Road Community Primary School's absence rate?
- North Road Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are North Road Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Road Community 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 30 June 2026.