Stanbridge Primary School
Stanbridge Road, Downend, Bristol, BS16 6AL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LEAF TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karlina Lock
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 149947
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454862000
About this school
Stanbridge Primary School is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 415 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- 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 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Stanbridge 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 | 62% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 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 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 420 |
| 2024/25 | 410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stanbridge Primary School compares
Stanbridge Primary School ranked 44th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.3% | 8.8% | 415 | — |
| Barley Close Community Primary School | 47% | 6.7% | 27.5% | 207 | 0.3 miles |
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 46% | 7.1% | 17.9% | 176 | 0.3 miles |
| Emersons Green Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 11.6% | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend | — | 3.8% | 6.7% | 225 | 0.6 miles |
| Bromley Heath Junior School | 62% | 3% | 0.8% | 238 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.78%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.33%
- Persistent absence
- 9.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barley Close Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Emersons Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Bromley Heath Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Stanbridge Primary School ranks 97th 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
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mr David Payne (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mr David Payne to Mrs Karlina Lock recorded 28 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Stanbridge Primary School teach?
- Stanbridge Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanbridge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stanbridge Primary School is Mrs Karlina Lock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stanbridge Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stanbridge 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 Stanbridge Primary School?
- Stanbridge Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stanbridge Primary School full?
- Stanbridge Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 415 on roll (99%), 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 Stanbridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stanbridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stanbridge Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stanbridge Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Stanbridge Primary School?
- Stanbridge 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.
- How have Stanbridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2023/24 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stanbridge Primary School rank locally?
- Stanbridge Primary School ranked 44th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stanbridge Primary School's absence rate?
- Stanbridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stanbridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanbridge 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 28 July 2026.