Golden Valley Primary School
Nailsea Park, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 1BB
This school is closed (it closed in January 2023).
It was replaced by Golden Valley Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Lynch
- Constituency
- North Somerset
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 109108
- Local authority
- North Somerset
About this school
Golden Valley Primary School was a community primary school in Bristol. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 415 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Golden Valley Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 |
| Writing progress | -2.10 |
| Maths progress | -1.90 |
How Golden Valley Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 88% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 7.7% | 415 | — |
| Golden Valley Primary School | 81% | 3.5% | 8.3% | 401 | 0.0 miles |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School | 69% | 5.2% | 14% | 142 | 0.3 miles |
| Kingshill Church School | 32% | 8.1% | 30.4% | 104 | 0.8 miles |
| Hannah More Infant School | — | 4.5% | 7.9% | 176 | 0.9 miles |
| Grove Junior School | 65% | 4% | 12.4% | 227 | 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.7%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 6.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Golden Valley Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
St Francis Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Nailsea
-
Kingshill Church School0.8 miles
Primary · Nailsea
-
Hannah More Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Nailsea
-
Grove Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Nailsea
Other 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 Golden Valley Primary School teach?
- Golden Valley Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Bristol.
- Has Golden Valley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Golden Valley Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Golden Valley Primary School?
- Golden Valley Primary School had 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Golden Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Golden Valley 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 11 September 2023.