Henbury Court Primary Academy
Trevelyan Walk, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7NY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AMPLIFY EDUCATION
- Associate Head Teacher
- Mr Jake Howarth-Brown
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Trust in Learning (Academies)
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bristol North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 294
- URN
- 139116
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173772196
About this school
Henbury Court Primary Academy is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 294 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 47 | 46 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 30% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 45% | 48% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% | 39% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 41% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 98.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 97.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
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 Henbury Court Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 302 |
| 2023/24 | 279 |
| 2024/25 | 309 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Henbury Court Primary Academy compares
Henbury Court Primary Academy ranked 47th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 7.8% | 53% | 294 | — |
| Blaise Primary and Nursery School | 67% | 6.9% | 36.5% | 441 | 0.2 miles |
| Brentry Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 31.1% | 203 | 0.8 miles |
| Oasis Academy Bank Leaze | 81% | 5.8% | 51.3% | 237 | 1.0 miles |
| Little Mead Primary Academy | 39% | 6.2% | 29.4% | 435 | 1.0 miles |
| Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy | 63% | 6.4% | 55.9% | 213 | 1.1 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)
- 52.96%
- English as an additional language
- 34.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.83%
- Persistent absence
- 24.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blaise Primary and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Brentry Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Oasis Academy Bank Leaze1.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Little Mead Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Henbury Court Primary Academy ranks 115th 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 Henbury Court Primary Academy teach?
- Henbury Court Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the associate head teacher of Henbury Court Primary Academy?
- The associate head teacher of Henbury Court Primary Academy is Mr Jake Howarth-Brown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Henbury Court Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Henbury Court Primary Academy, 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 Henbury Court Primary Academy?
- Henbury Court Primary Academy has 294 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Henbury Court Primary Academy full?
- Henbury Court Primary Academy has capacity for 300 pupils and 294 on roll (98%), 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 Henbury Court Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Henbury Court Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Henbury Court Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Henbury Court Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Henbury Court Primary Academy?
- Henbury Court Primary Academy is part of AMPLIFY EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Henbury Court Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Henbury Court Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Henbury Court Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Henbury Court Primary Academy rank locally?
- Henbury Court Primary Academy ranked 47th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Henbury Court Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Henbury Court Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Henbury Court Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Henbury Court Primary Academy'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.