Courtney Primary School
Courtney Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 9RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Georgina Scott
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 109054
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454866670
About this school
Courtney Primary School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 189 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- 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 | 28 | 14 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 79% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 71% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 71% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Courtney 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 | 50% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 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 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 185 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Courtney Primary School compares
Courtney Primary School ranked 47th 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 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 7.1% | 14.6% | 189 | — |
| The Park Primary School | 65% | 5.5% | 22% | 425 | 0.3 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | 27% | 6% | 20.4% | 138 | 0.4 miles |
| Beacon Rise Primary School | 89% | 4.4% | 11% | 625 | 0.5 miles |
| Barrs Court Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 12% | 295 | 0.7 miles |
| Cadbury Heath Primary School | 57% | 5% | 12.5% | 153 | 0.7 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)
- 14.57%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.08%
- Persistent absence
- 18.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Beacon Rise Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Barrs Court Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Cadbury Heath Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Courtney Primary School ranks 102nd 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 Courtney Primary School teach?
- Courtney Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Courtney Primary School?
- The headteacher of Courtney Primary School is Ms Georgina Scott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Courtney Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Courtney 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 Courtney Primary School?
- Courtney Primary School has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Courtney Primary School full?
- Courtney Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 189 on roll (90%), 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 Courtney Primary School a faith school?
- No. Courtney Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Courtney Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Courtney Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Courtney Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% 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 Courtney Primary School rank locally?
- Courtney Primary School ranked 47th 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 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Courtney Primary School's absence rate?
- Courtney Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Courtney Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Courtney 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.