Samuel White's Infant School
Abbots Avenue, Hanham, Bristol, BS15 3PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LEAF TRUST
- Infant Headteacher
- Mrs Gabby Howells
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 263
- URN
- 149945
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454866576
About this school
Samuel White's Infant School is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 263 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Samuel White's Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 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
- Early years
- Exceptional
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Samuel White's Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 247 |
| 2024/25 | 246 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Samuel White's Infant School compares
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 | — | 4.8% | 9.2% | 263 | — |
| Hanham Abbots Junior School | 80% | 4.5% | 12.5% | 316 | 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 | 1.0 miles |
| Broomhill Infant & Nursery School | — | 7.6% | 36.5% | 202 | 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 report19 May 2026
- 6 December 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.21%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 8.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hanham Abbots Junior 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 School1.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Broomhill Infant & Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other 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 ages does Samuel White's Infant School teach?
- Samuel White's Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the infant headteacher of Samuel White's Infant School?
- The infant headteacher of Samuel White's Infant School is Mrs Gabby Howells, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Samuel White's Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Samuel White's Infant 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 many pupils are at Samuel White's Infant School?
- Samuel White's Infant School has 263 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Samuel White's Infant School full?
- Samuel White's Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 263 on roll (97%), 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 Samuel White's Infant School a faith school?
- No. Samuel White's Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Samuel White's Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Samuel White's Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Samuel White's Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Samuel White's Infant 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.
- What is Samuel White's Infant School's absence rate?
- Samuel White's Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Samuel White's Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Samuel White's Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 13 August 2026.