West Leigh Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Bristol, North Somerset
West Leigh Infant School is a primary school in Bristol, North Somerset for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2022. North Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Westfield Drive, Backwell, Bristol, BS48 3NG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 135 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 October 2022
Strengths
- “West Leigh Infant School is a welcoming school.”
- “Pupils embrace the ‘West Leigh wishes’ of ‘be safe, be kind and try your best’.”
- “These values are woven throughout the curriculum and the wider culture of the school.”
To improve
- “This is being redeveloped in a minority of subjects.”
- “However, they do not always understand the significance of what they have learned.”
- “For example, they know lamps are used to celebrate Diwali, but not what the light represents.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 41 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as North Somerset published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Somerset.
- Backwell Church of England Junior School 0.7 mi Not judged
- St Francis Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hannah More Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grove Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Golden Valley Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kingshill Church School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Flax Bourton Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Court-De-Wyck Church School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published