Primary school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Crossways Junior School
Knapp Road, Thornbury, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS35 2HQ
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 June 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 249
- Places
- 240
- How full
- Full — 249 pupils against 240 places
- Girls / boys
- 112 / 137
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for South Gloucestershire 001D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 42%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 10%
- Households owning their home
- 83%
- Households in social housing
- 7%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE LEAF TRUST
- Headteacher
- Executive Headteacher: Jo Geoghegan
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Ward
- Thornbury
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- URN
- 152271
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossways Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 0 mi |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School, ThornburyVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 57% | 0.2 mi |
| Gillingstool Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 54% | 0.6 mi |
| Manorbrook Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 69% | 0.7 mi |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, ThornburyVoluntary aided school | No grade | 38% | 0.8 mi |
| St Helen's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 73% | 1.9 mi |
| Oldbury on Severn Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | — | 2.7 mi |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, CromhallVoluntary controlled school | Requires improvement 2023 | 29% | 2.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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