Severn Beach Primary School
Ableton Lane, Severn Beach, Bristol, BS35 4PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bethan Adams
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Castle School Education Trust
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 141174
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454632518
About this school
Severn Beach Primary School is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 201 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 15 | 16 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 69% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 81% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 69% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 75% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.40 | - | - |
| 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 Severn Beach 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 | 27% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 140 |
| 2023/24 | 137 |
| 2024/25 | 151 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Severn Beach Primary School compares
Severn Beach Primary School ranked 69th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.5% | 20.5% | 201 | — |
| St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary | 65% | 5.8% | 9.1% | 147 | 1.1 miles |
| Oasis Academy Bank Leaze | 81% | 5.8% | 51.3% | 237 | 3.6 miles |
| Coniston Primary School | 86% | 4.1% | 38.3% | 207 | 3.6 miles |
| Henbury Court Primary Academy | 60% | 7.8% | 53% | 294 | 3.7 miles |
| Almondsbury Church of England Primary School | 62% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 308 | 3.7 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.53%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.54%
- Persistent absence
- 19.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary1.1 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Oasis Academy Bank Leaze3.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Coniston Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Henbury Court Primary Academy3.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Almondsbury Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Almondsbury
Other schools in Bristol
Severn Beach Primary School ranks 158th 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 Severn Beach Primary School teach?
- Severn Beach Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Severn Beach Primary School?
- The headteacher of Severn Beach Primary School is Mrs Bethan Adams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Severn Beach Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Severn Beach 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 Severn Beach Primary School?
- Severn Beach Primary School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Severn Beach Primary School full?
- Severn Beach Primary School has capacity for 150 pupils and 201 on roll (134%), so it is at or above 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 Severn Beach Primary School a faith school?
- No. Severn Beach Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Severn Beach Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Severn Beach Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Severn Beach Primary School?
- Severn Beach Primary School is part of CASTLE SCHOOL EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Severn Beach Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Severn Beach Primary School rank locally?
- Severn Beach Primary School ranked 69th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Severn Beach Primary School's absence rate?
- Severn Beach Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Severn Beach Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Severn Beach 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.