Bromley Heath Junior School
Quakers Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 6NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Serle
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 109028
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454867110
About this school
Bromley Heath Junior School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 238 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 56 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 83% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 76% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 78% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Bromley Heath 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 | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bromley Heath Junior School compares
Bromley Heath Junior School ranked 46th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 3% | 0.8% | 238 | — |
| Bromley Heath Infant School | — | 3.3% | 1.1% | 181 | 0.0 miles |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 46% | 7.1% | 17.9% | 176 | 0.4 miles |
| Blackhorse Primary School | 73% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 419 | 0.6 miles |
| Stanbridge Primary School | 63% | 4.3% | 8.8% | 415 | 0.7 miles |
| Frome Vale Academy | 57% | 4.9% | 32.2% | 203 | 0.9 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)
- 0.83%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.03%
- Persistent absence
- 2.48%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bromley Heath Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Blackhorse Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Stanbridge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Frome Vale Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Bromley Heath Junior School ranks 101st 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 Bromley Heath Junior School teach?
- Bromley Heath Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Bromley Heath Junior School?
- The headteacher of Bromley Heath Junior School is Mrs Tracy Serle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bromley Heath Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bromley Heath 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 big is Bromley Heath Junior School?
- Bromley Heath Junior School has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bromley Heath Junior School full?
- Bromley Heath Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 238 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 Bromley Heath Junior School a faith school?
- No. Bromley Heath Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bromley Heath Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bromley Heath Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bromley Heath Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bromley Heath Junior School rank locally?
- Bromley Heath Junior School ranked 46th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bromley Heath Junior School's absence rate?
- Bromley Heath Junior School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bromley Heath Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bromley Heath 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.