High Down Junior School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 7–11 · Bristol, North Somerset
High Down Junior School is a primary school in Bristol, North Somerset for ages 7–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 6 November 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Down Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6DY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 328 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 6 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy their learning at this school.”
- “The excellent pastoral support team assists anyone who is having a tricky time.”
- “This helps pupils to be ready to learn in lessons.”
To improve
- “However, in a few wider subjects, the school has not developed systems to check whether pupils have retained knowledge in the long term.”
- “Consequently, some pupils’ gaps in knowledge go unaddressed.”
- “When this happens, pupils find it difficult to build upon their prior learning or make links between topics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Somerset.
- High Down Infant School 0.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Portishead Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Tickenham Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingshill Church School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Portbury 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published