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Bromley Heath Junior School

Primary · Bristol · BS16 6NJ

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 23 April 2025

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At a glance

238 pupils · 99% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
1.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
4.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.bhjs.org.uk/
URN
109028

In figures

At its inspection on 23 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 2.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
62%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school62%
Median of its 12 closest peers77.5%
South Gloucestershire average62.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Christ Church Chorleywood CofE SchoolRickmansworth · 86 miles awayOutstanding80%
Sandiway Primary SchoolNorthwich · 120 miles awayGood68%
Thomas Russell Junior SchoolBurton-on-Trent · 93 miles awayOutstanding (2019)78%
Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary SchoolBicester · 59 miles awayGood83%
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary SchoolLoughborough · 106 miles awayGood68%
Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBicester · 62 miles awayGood63%
Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary SchoolThatcham · 53 miles awayGood61%
Cookham Dean CofE Primary SchoolMaidenhead · 75 miles awayGood79%
Maidensbridge Primary SchoolKingswinford · 71 miles awayGood80%
Blackthorns Community Primary SchoolHaywards Heath · 110 miles awayStrong standard77%
Gresham Primary SchoolSouth Croydon · 105 miles awayGood86%
St Finian's Catholic Primary SchoolThatcham · 54 miles awayExpected standard71%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 87% (South Gloucestershire 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 2% (South Gloucestershire 5%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 2% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (South Gloucestershire 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (South Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (South Gloucestershire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
2.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
3.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · South Gloucestershire: 3.09 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

96% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

58.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,001; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,193
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (76%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £210,590; in-year balance +£1,655

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher39.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications9.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work46.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways7%18.1%
Residents in very good health56.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier90.4%62.3%
Social housing2%17.1%
Privately rented7.6%20.5%
Detached houses26.3%22.9%
Flats2.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms44.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014901 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£450,000326 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£368,000–£537,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (94)£575,000
Semi-detached (132)£443,000
Terraced (82)£371,500
Flat (18)£214,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
7an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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