The Tynings Primary School
Eastleigh Close, Staple Hill, BS16 4SG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LEAF TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lois Haydon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 274
- URN
- 149950
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454866525
About this school
The Tynings Primary School is a primary academy in Staple Hill. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 274 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as The Tynings School (URN 109034).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How The Tynings 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 | 61% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 326 |
| 2024/25 | 291 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Tynings Primary School compares
The Tynings Primary School ranked 67th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.1% | 21.7% | 274 | — |
| Staple Hill Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 29.9% | 298 | 0.4 miles |
| Kings' Forest Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 14.7% | 451 | 0.5 miles |
| St Stephen's Infant School | — | 5% | 12% | 185 | 0.6 miles |
| St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell | 53% | 6.5% | 20.7% | 325 | 0.6 miles |
| Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend | — | 3.8% | 6.7% | 225 | 0.6 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)
- 21.65%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 13.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Staple Hill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Kings' Forest Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Stephen's Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Christ Church, Church of England Infant School, Downend0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
Common questions
- What year groups does The Tynings Primary School teach?
- The Tynings Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Staple Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of The Tynings Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Tynings Primary School is Mrs Lois Haydon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Tynings Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Tynings 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 The Tynings Primary School?
- The Tynings Primary School has 274 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Tynings Primary School full?
- The Tynings Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 274 on roll (65%), 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 The Tynings Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Tynings Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Tynings Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Tynings Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Tynings Primary School?
- The Tynings 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 The Tynings Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2023/24 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Tynings Primary School rank locally?
- The Tynings Primary School ranked 67th of 84 primary schools in South Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Tynings Primary School's absence rate?
- The Tynings Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Tynings Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Tynings 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.