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Henbury Court Primary Academy

Primary · Bristol · BS10 7NY

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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

Inspected 1 October 2024

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At a glance

294 pupils · 98% of 300 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
44.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
34.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
20.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://henbury.tila.school/
URN
139116

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 39 families named it first for 44 Reception places, 0.89 first choices per place. At its inspection on 1 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.89 first-choice applications per place

44 places offered · 39 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
60%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
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 school60%
Median of its 12 closest peers48%
Bristol, City of average59.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Waterloo Primary SchoolAshton-under-Lyne · 139 miles awayNeeds attention49%
Queen's Park Primary SchoolBrighton · 118 miles awayExpected standard30%
Four Oaks Community Primary SchoolLiverpool · 133 miles awayRequires improvement81%
Hatfield AcademySheffield · 141 miles awayGood35%
Capel Manor Primary SchoolEnfield · 111 miles awayExpected standard57%
Gunthorpe Primary SchoolPeterborough · 126 miles awayRequires improvement44%
Grendon Primary SchoolBirmingham · 70 miles awayNo current grade58%
Falconhurst SchoolMilton Keynes · 88 miles awayGood64%
Cedars AcademyBirmingham · 74 miles awayGood36%
Allenton Primary SchoolDerby · 107 miles awayGood32%
Drapers' Brookside Junior SchoolRomford · 123 miles awayGood47%
Lanesfield Primary SchoolWolverhampton · 76 miles awayGood73%

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

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
11 of 20 places taken places may be available

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 38% (Bristol, City of 56%, England 60%) · Black African 18% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 5%) · Any other White background 10% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 5% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 3% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 3% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Bristol, City of 4%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 4%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · 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)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.44 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
18.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

82% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school · 11% 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)

52.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 16.6 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 £50,748; 17.6% 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£7,709
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (77%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 8% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£204,000

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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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work20.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways27%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier43.4%62.3%
Social housing45.1%17.1%
Privately rented11.5%20.5%
Detached houses2.2%22.9%
Flats45%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van30.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014602 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£300,000222 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£250,000–£385,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (36)£541,500
Semi-detached (60)£331,500
Terraced (83)£290,000
Flat (43)£192,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most 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
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
28an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
8an 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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