Barrs Court Primary School
Stephens Drive, Barrs Court, Bristol, BS30 7JB
This school is closed (it closed in May 2024).
It was replaced by Barrs Court Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Webster
- Constituency
- Kingswood
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 296
- URN
- 109136
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
About this school
Barrs Court Primary School was a community primary school in Bristol. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 296 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Barrs Court Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - |
| Writing progress | -4.40 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - |
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 Barrs Court 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 | 58% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 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 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 284 |
| 2023/24 | 296 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barrs Court Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 72% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 10.5% | 296 | — |
| Barrs Court Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 12% | 295 | 0.0 miles |
| Parkwall Primary School | 53% | 8.5% | 48.3% | 142 | 0.4 miles |
| Cadbury Heath Primary School | 57% | 5% | 12.5% | 153 | 0.5 miles |
| Courtney Primary School | 62% | 7.1% | 14.6% | 189 | 0.7 miles |
| Longwell Green Primary School | 51% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 386 | 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.5%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 8.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barrs Court Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Parkwall Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Cadbury Heath Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Courtney Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Longwell Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
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 Barrs Court Primary School teach?
- Barrs Court Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Bristol.
- Has Barrs Court Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Barrs Court 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 Barrs Court Primary School?
- Barrs Court Primary School had 296 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Barrs Court Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Barrs Court Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barrs Court 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 8 July 2024.