Blackhorse Primary School
Blackhorse Lane, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS16 6TR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LEAF TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Botten
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 419
- URN
- 149946
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454866570
About this school
Blackhorse Primary School is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 419 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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 57 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 |
Trends over time
How Blackhorse 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 | — | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blackhorse Primary School compares
Blackhorse Primary School ranked 19th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 419 | — |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 46% | 7.1% | 17.9% | 176 | 0.6 miles |
| Emersons Green Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 11.6% | 207 | 0.6 miles |
| Bromley Heath Junior School | 62% | 3% | 0.8% | 238 | 0.6 miles |
| Bromley Heath Infant School | — | 3.3% | 1.1% | 181 | 0.7 miles |
| Lyde Green Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 20.9% | 488 | 0.7 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)
- 7.13%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 8.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Emersons Green Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Bromley Heath Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Bromley Heath Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Lyde Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Blackhorse Primary School ranks 42nd 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 Blackhorse Primary School teach?
- Blackhorse Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackhorse Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blackhorse Primary School is Mr Simon Botten, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blackhorse Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackhorse 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 Blackhorse Primary School?
- Blackhorse Primary School has 419 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Blackhorse Primary School full?
- Blackhorse Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 419 on roll (100%), 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 Blackhorse Primary School a faith school?
- No. Blackhorse Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blackhorse Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blackhorse Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Blackhorse Primary School?
- Blackhorse Primary 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 SEN provision does Blackhorse Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Blackhorse Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Blackhorse Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2023/24 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blackhorse Primary School rank locally?
- Blackhorse Primary School ranked 19th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blackhorse Primary School's absence rate?
- Blackhorse Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blackhorse Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackhorse 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 10 July 2026.