Beacon Rise Primary School
Hanham Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8NU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Thomas
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 625
- URN
- 109133
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454867232
About this school
Beacon Rise Primary School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 625 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- 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 | 91 | 89 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 81% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 17% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 87% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 91% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 88% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Beacon Rise 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 | 86% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 630 |
| 2023/24 | 628 |
| 2024/25 | 630 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beacon Rise Primary School compares
Beacon Rise Primary School ranked 3rd of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% 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 | 89% | 4.4% | 11% | 625 | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | 27% | 6% | 20.4% | 138 | 0.4 miles |
| Courtney Primary School | 62% | 7.1% | 14.6% | 189 | 0.5 miles |
| The Park Primary School | 65% | 5.5% | 22% | 425 | 0.6 miles |
| Hanham Abbots Junior School | 80% | 4.5% | 12.5% | 316 | 0.7 miles |
| Two Mile Hill Primary School | 56% | 5.8% | 25.1% | 511 | 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)
- 10.95%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 8.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Courtney Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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The Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Hanham Abbots Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Two Mile Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Beacon Rise Primary School ranks 4th 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 Beacon Rise Primary School teach?
- Beacon Rise Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Beacon Rise Primary School?
- The headteacher of Beacon Rise Primary School is Mr Chris Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beacon Rise Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beacon Rise 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 Beacon Rise Primary School?
- Beacon Rise Primary School has 625 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Beacon Rise Primary School full?
- Beacon Rise Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 625 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 Beacon Rise Primary School a faith school?
- No. Beacon Rise Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beacon Rise Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beacon Rise Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Beacon Rise Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beacon Rise Primary School rank locally?
- Beacon Rise Primary School ranked 3rd of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% 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 Beacon Rise Primary School's absence rate?
- Beacon Rise 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 Beacon Rise Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beacon Rise 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 7 July 2026.