Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School
High Street, Hawkesbury Upton, Badminton, GL9 1AU
This school is closed (it closed in November 2025).
It was replaced by Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike Riches
- Diocese
- Diocese of Gloucester
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 109161
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
About this school
Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Badminton. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 93 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 10% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 70% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 70% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 70% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Hawkesbury Church of England 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 | 90% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 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 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 79 |
| 2024/25 | 93 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.3% | 8.6% | 93 | — |
| Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 97 | 0.0 miles |
| Hillesley Church of England Primary School | — | 5.1% | 11.9% | 49 | 1.7 miles |
| Horton CofE VA Primary School | 57% | 12.9% | 24.2% | 34 | 1.9 miles |
| Alexander Hosea Primary School | 57% | 3.9% | 9.5% | 208 | 3.4 miles |
| Old Sodbury Church of England Primary School | 65% | 4% | 5.8% | 102 | 3.5 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)
- 8.6%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 9.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Badminton
-
Hillesley Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Wotton-under-Edge
-
Horton CofE VA Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Alexander Hosea Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Wotton-Under-Edge
-
Old Sodbury Church of England Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Badminton
Common questions
- What year groups does Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School teach?
- Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Badminton.
- Has Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hawkesbury Church of England 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 Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School?
- Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School had 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% 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.
- What are Hawkesbury Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hawkesbury Church of England 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 30 November 2025.