Barley Close Community Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementCommunity school · Primary
Bristol · BS16 9DL · South Gloucestershire
Ages 5–11
- KS243%
- Absence7.5%
- FSM31.9%
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 149947
Stanbridge Primary School
Academy converter · Bristol · BS16 6AL
Ages 4–11 · 415 pupils · South Gloucestershire
Ofsted
Expected standard
KS2 expected (RWM)
63%
Overall absence
5.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-05-06
- AchievementExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)63%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.9%
Unauthorised1.8%
- Authorised absence
- 3.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 364
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
415 pupils · 420 places
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- Boys / girls
- 209 / 206
- School capacity
- 420
- Capacity fill
- 415 / 420 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 9.6%
- FSM pupils
- 40
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE LEAF TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE LEAF TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karlina Lock
Location
- Address
- Stanbridge Road, Downend
- Postcode
- BS16 6AL
- Town
- Bristol
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- District
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, 415 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 9.6%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary aided school · Primary
Bristol · BS16 6QR · South Gloucestershire
Ages 4–11
- KS243%
- Absence6.3%
- FSM18.8%
0.3 miles away
Academy converter · Primary
Bristol · BS16 7GA · South Gloucestershire
Ages 4–11
- KS254%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM13.0%
0.5 miles away
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Bristol · BS16 5TG · South Gloucestershire
Ages 5–7
- Absence4.1%
- FSM5.8%
0.6 miles away
Bromley Heath Junior School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Bristol · BS16 6NJ · South Gloucestershire
Ages 7–11
- KS277%
- Absence3.8%
- FSM1.3%
0.7 miles away
Bromley Heath Infant School
Ofsted: OutstandingCommunity school · Primary
Bristol · BS16 6NJ · South Gloucestershire
Ages 4–7
- Absence3.9%
- FSM2.2%
0.7 miles away
Mangotsfield Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Bristol · BS16 7EY · South Gloucestershire
Ages 4–11
- Absence4.3%
- FSM8.5%
0.8 miles away
Christ Church, Church of England Junior School, Downend
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Bristol · BS16 5JJ · South Gloucestershire
Ages 7–11
- KS279%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM9.3%
0.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karlina Lock
- Telephone
- 01454862000