St Barnabas Primary

Figures released by the government today confirm that Bristol primary schools achieved their best ever test results this year.

Ten and eleven-year-olds across the city sat their Key Stage 2 Standard Assessment Tests (SATs) in May this year. Results released by the government confirm continued improvement in all three subject areas, English, maths and science and the city moved up 12 places in local authority rankings.

On the measure of children’s progress between the ages of 7 and 11 (known as contextual value added) Bristol has more schools scoring above the national average than last year. Particularly good scores were achieved at St Barnabas CE Primary School, Avonmouth Primary School, Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Knowle Park Primary and Waycroft Primary School.

The overall percentage of children in Bristol achieving level 4 or above, the level appropriate for their age, are:

• English – 76 per cent (75 per cent in 2008)
• Maths – 75 per cent (73 per cent in 2008)
• Science – 85 per cent (82 per cent in 2008)

Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, Councillor Clare Campion-Smith: “Congratulations to all the children and their teachers"

Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, Councillor Clare Campion-Smith, said: “Congratulations to all the children and their teachers who have worked hard to achieve these strong results. Bristol primary schools are continuing to make progress in driving up standards.

“However, it is clear that we would like to see further progress to move up again next year. We have a strong team of headteachers in place and are working to ensure that our most successful schools share best practice with other schools across the city.”

Our Lady of the Rosary School

Knowle Park Primary School has made particularly good progress with a 14 per cent increase in pupils achieving level 4 English and maths.

Headteacher Peter Overton said:“We are all delighted with these results. They are a just reward for all the hard work of last year fantastic year 6. We enjoy super support from parents and carers and have a dedicated team of staff and governors. We have taken great strides forward as a school following our amalgamation in 2007 and are determined to make sure all children in our school achieve as well, if not even better in the future.”

St Barnabas CE Primary School, Montpellier shows excellent value added scores for achievement between the ages of 7 and 11.

Headteacher Claire Waters said:“We’re delighted with our key stage 2 results this year. We feel very proud of the children’s progress and their commitment to learning. The results reflect the fantastic team work and co-operation between school staff, parents, governors and the wider school community.”