Abbotswood Primary School
Kelston Close, Yate, Bristol, BS37 8SZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Rob Cockle
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 391
- URN
- 132199
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454867777
About this school
Abbotswood Primary School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 391 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 60 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 60% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 73% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 75% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 62% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Abbotswood 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 | 70% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 373 |
| 2024/25 | 379 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbotswood Primary School compares
Abbotswood Primary School ranked 25th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.9% | 22.2% | 391 | — |
| Wellesley Primary School | 57% | 5.3% | 9.2% | 206 | 0.2 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 48% | 6.8% | 25.7% | 462 | 0.5 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | 55% | 4.7% | 16.8% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| Raysfield Primary School | 66% | 5% | 15.4% | 453 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate | 76% | 4.2% | 10.8% | 314 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report12 March 2025
- 1 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.16%
- English as an additional language
- 12.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.86%
- Persistent absence
- 11.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wellesley Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Woodlands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Raysfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Yate1.2 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Abbotswood Primary School ranks 54th of the 198 ranked primary schools in Bristol.
- 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
- Beacon Rise Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Abbotswood Primary School teach?
- Abbotswood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Abbotswood Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Abbotswood Primary School is Mr Rob Cockle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Abbotswood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbotswood 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 Abbotswood Primary School?
- Abbotswood Primary School has 391 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Abbotswood Primary School full?
- Abbotswood Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 391 on roll (93%), 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 Abbotswood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Abbotswood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Abbotswood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Abbotswood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Abbotswood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abbotswood Primary School rank locally?
- Abbotswood Primary School ranked 25th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abbotswood Primary School's absence rate?
- Abbotswood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbotswood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbotswood 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 June 2026.