Hanham Abbots Junior School
Abbots Avenue, Hanham, Bristol, BS15 3PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LEAF TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gabrielle Howells
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 384
- Pupils on roll
- 316
- URN
- 149942
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454866576
About this school
Hanham Abbots Junior School is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 316 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 |
Trends over time
How Hanham Abbots Junior 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 | — | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 296 |
| 2024/25 | 321 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hanham Abbots Junior School compares
Hanham Abbots Junior School ranked 8th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.5% | 12.5% | 316 | — |
| Samuel White's Infant School | — | 4.8% | 9.2% | 263 | 0.0 miles |
| Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School | 61% | 5.2% | 9.5% | 243 | 0.3 miles |
| Beacon Rise Primary School | 89% | 4.4% | 11% | 625 | 0.7 miles |
| Barrs Court Primary School | 67% | 5.3% | 12% | 295 | 0.9 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | 27% | 6% | 20.4% | 138 | 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
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 4 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.46%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 6.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Samuel White's Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Beacon Rise Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Barrs Court Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Hanham Abbots Junior School ranks 22nd 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 Hanham Abbots Junior School teach?
- Hanham Abbots Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Hanham Abbots Junior School?
- The headteacher of Hanham Abbots Junior School is Mrs Gabrielle Howells, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hanham Abbots Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hanham Abbots Junior 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 Hanham Abbots Junior School?
- Hanham Abbots Junior School has 316 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Hanham Abbots Junior School full?
- Hanham Abbots Junior School has capacity for 384 pupils and 316 on roll (82%), 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 Hanham Abbots Junior School a faith school?
- No. Hanham Abbots Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hanham Abbots Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hanham Abbots Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hanham Abbots Junior School?
- Hanham Abbots Junior School is part of THE LEAF TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hanham Abbots Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2023/24 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hanham Abbots Junior School rank locally?
- Hanham Abbots Junior School ranked 8th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hanham Abbots Junior School's absence rate?
- Hanham Abbots Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hanham Abbots Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hanham Abbots Junior 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 10 July 2026.