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Henleaze Junior School

Primary · Bristol · BS9 4LG

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Requires improvement

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 2 July 2024

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At a glance

299 pupils · 83% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.henleazeschools.org
URN
137518

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Requires improvement on 2 July 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
66%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
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 school66%
Median of its 12 closest peers69.5%
Bristol, City of average59.5%
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
Joydens Wood Junior SchoolDartford · 120 miles awayRequires improvement63%
Warren Mead Junior SchoolBanstead · 103 miles awayGood70%
Holmer Green Junior SchoolHigh Wycombe · 83 miles awayGood70%
Swavesey Primary SchoolCambridge · 124 miles awayGood73%
Cranwell Primary School (Foundation)Sleaford · 140 miles awayGood50%
Dringhouses Primary SchoolYork · 181 miles awayGood70%
Yarm Primary SchoolYarm · 215 miles awayGood69%
Tudor Grange Primary Academy PerdiswellWorcester · 53 miles awayGood68%
Claygate Primary SchoolEsher · 98 miles awayGood80%
Henry Chichele Primary SchoolHigham Ferrers · 103 miles awayNeeds attention62%
Tylers Green Middle SchoolHigh Wycombe · 82 miles awayGood69%
St Mary's CofE Primary School, AmershamAmersham · 86 miles awayGood71%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 73% (Bristol, City of 56%, England 60%) · Any other White background 9% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 6% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Bristol, City of 4%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 4%) · other groups together 1%

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)
3.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
4.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.21 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bristol, City of: 2.66 suspensions and 0.03 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
21.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

77.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.7 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 £46,916; 5.9% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,590
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 9% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £362,000; in-year balance +£138,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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 higher64.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications6.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work59.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways7%18.1%
Residents in very good health57.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier90.2%62.3%
Social housing1.8%17.1%
Privately rented8%20.5%
Detached houses34.8%22.9%
Flats1.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms55.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014615 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£685,000639 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£492,000–£853,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (88)£835,000
Semi-detached (186)£810,000
Terraced (238)£668,500
Flat (127)£318,500

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth 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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
12an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an 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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