St Keyna Primary School
Monmouth Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Gumm
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 262
- URN
- 134917
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179863852
About this school
St Keyna Primary School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 262 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 47 | 37 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 41% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 76% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 73% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| 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 St Keyna 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 | Bath and North East Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 265 |
| 2023/24 | 250 |
| 2024/25 | 248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Keyna Primary School compares
St Keyna Primary School ranked 34th of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.5% | 28.2% | 262 | — |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 87% | 5% | 14.4% | 195 | 0.2 miles |
| Castle Primary School | 53% | 5.1% | 26.7% | 374 | 0.4 miles |
| Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy | 67% | 4.6% | 10.2% | 228 | 0.9 miles |
| Two Rivers Church of England Primary | — | 3.8% | 14.1% | 227 | 1.0 miles |
| Chandag Primary School | 63% | 4% | 7.8% | 396 | 1.0 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.24%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 16.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Castle Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Keynsham
-
Two Rivers Church of England Primary1.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Chandag Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
St Keyna Primary School ranks 119th 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 St Keyna Primary School teach?
- St Keyna Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of St Keyna Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Keyna Primary School is Mr Steve Gumm, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Keyna Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Keyna 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 St Keyna Primary School?
- St Keyna Primary School has 262 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Keyna Primary School full?
- St Keyna Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 262 on roll (55%), 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 St Keyna Primary School a faith school?
- No. St Keyna Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Keyna Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Keyna Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Keyna Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Keyna Primary School rank locally?
- St Keyna Primary School ranked 34th of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Keyna Primary School's absence rate?
- St Keyna Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Keyna Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Keyna 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 1 July 2026.