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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 1 November 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Birdwell Primary School

Academy converter primary school in Bristol (North Somerset).

KS2 RWM expected
84%
▲ 22pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
92%
▲ 17pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
89%
▲ 15pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
85%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.9%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
25.1
▲ 4.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
6.1%
▼ 19pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
95%
427 / 450 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Birdwell Primary School is a primary school located in Bristol, North Somerset. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 424 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 450. It is part of the BIRDWELL SCHOOL. The school is led by Mr Paul Sainsbury.

Enrichment

14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Climbing
  • Cricket
  • Dance
  • Gardening
  • Gymnastics
  • Mindfulness
  • Music
  • Netball
  • Tennis
  • Yoga
  • Forest School
  • Mathletics
  • Numbots

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
  • School Games MarkSport

Key facts

URN
139471
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
North Somerset
Constituency
North Somerset
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2013

Governing body (16 current, 5 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

15 governors are linked to a profile (13 confirmed, 2 (likely)).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Clare Douris Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Caitlin Moss Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Miss Kiera Elston Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Jamie GriersonTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Olivia Mullins Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Andrew Kimber Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Laura Humphreys Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Jennifer Haimes Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Robert Goodwin Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2022
Clare SutherlandTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2029
Dr Tabetha Newman Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2020
Mr Nick Thompson (likely)MemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2019
Mrs Ruth HutchisonChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2019
Mr Paul Sainsbury Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2013
Mr Geoff MountjoyMemberTrust membersOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2013
Mr Paul Sainsbury Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2013 · until 2029
Clare Sutherland FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Liz Anderson (likely) FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr Kevin Davies Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr Michael Wells Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr Henry Springate Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record