Primary school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire
Samuel White's Infant School
Abbots Avenue, Hanham, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS15 3PN
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 December 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 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
- 263
- Places
- 270
- How full
- Nearly full — 263 of 270 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 130 / 133
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 9%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 9%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 8%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for South Gloucestershire 031D, 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
- 27%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 89%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 12%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
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 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE LEAF TRUST
- Headteacher
- Infant Headteacher: Gabby Howells
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Ward
- Hanham
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham
- URN
- 149945
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanham Abbots Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 80% | 0 mi |
| Christ Church Hanham CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 61% | 0.3 mi |
| Beacon Rise Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 89% | 0.7 mi |
| Barrs Court Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 67% | 1 mi |
| Broomhill Infant & Nursery SchoolFoundation school | Good 2022 | — | 1 mi |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Requires improvement 2023 | 27% | 1 mi |
| Broomhill Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 49% | 1.1 mi |
| Air Balloon Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 60% | 1.1 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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