Christ Church Hanham C Of E Primary School

When asked where the best primary schools in Bristol are parents will probably immediately punt for the affluent areas of Redland, Cotham and Bishopston in the Bristol West constituency. They will point to all the SATs results and say that they speak for themselves. But I would argue otherwise. While there clearly are some fab schools in those areas, including the wonderful Bishop Road where actor Cary Grant used to go, there are some real gems to the East of the city, Hanham Primary School being one of them. The school is run by the most enthusiastic male head teacher who really does care for the kids. In recent years it entered the local newspape’s Cash for Schools competition to win thousands of pounds to help it build a library. Apparently, government funding just doesn’t quite cut it when it comes to getting primary kids a decent stocked library. My husband’s a teacher and he is often spending his own money buying books for the kids. Bizarre. Anyway, sadly Hanham School didn’t win but it wasn’t for lack of trying and the fundraising efforts of the staff, parents and children are second to none.