New Families

Welcome to Westbury!

We refer to ourselves as a school family here at Westbury on Trym as we strive to support and nurture the children in all aspects of life; not just their academic achievement. We celebrate differences and welcome all religious faiths and those with no religious faith. There are no outsiders here! Our values: Striving for Excellence, Enriching our Faith and Cherishing our Community are the threads that run throughout all we do in school.

Our staff are truly dedicated to providing the children with the best start in life and support their learning with lots of enrichment in an environment that is safe and welcoming. We encourage you to come and take a look for yourselves!

In the meantime, here's a little taster of what it's like to be a child in Reception here at Westbury:

SCHOOL TOURS

Throughout the Autumn terms we hold open days for prospective families to come and tour the school, meet the staff and ask any questions you may have.

Dates for parents and carers to come and visit us for the September 2025 Reception intake have now passed but please call or email the school office on 0117 377 2605 or info@westburyontrym.academy and we will do our best to schedule some time for you to see the school.

Further details can be found on the School Visits - Reception page.

For in-year admissions, if you wish to come and see the school please contact the school office by emailing: info@westburyontrym.academy or calling 0117 377 2605.

STAY AND PLAY SESSIONS

Each Autumn we hold Stay and Play sessions where you'll get to explore our Early Years area, meet our Early Years team and listen to a story.

Dates for these sessions have now passed. New dates for the Reception intake 2026 will be issued later in the year.

We look forward to seeing you!

WHY JOIN OUR WESTBURY FAMILY?

There are numerous reasons to join our school family! Here's what some of our families say:

'We feel that our daughter is not only being encouraged in her academic skills but also to learn the importance of emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing.'
'The school has a wonderful school community ethos and feeling about it that is one of the school's real strengths.'
'From Reception to Y6 [my son] has had the most wonderful, inspiring teachers and the best learning experience.'
'The school has the most amazing family feel and makes everyone feel included and welcome.'
'My child is happy, confident and doing well entirely due to the love, care, compassion and teaching at WOT - it really is the most wonderful school.'
'A wonderful school where our daughter is very happy and thriving.'
'WOT strikes the perfect balance between academic focus and fun and engaging wider activities, social and spiritual development.'
'We feel hugely lucky to be part of such a warm, supportive and innovative school community.'
'Without exception, we have felt that the teachers have valued and supported our children both academically and pastorally, and their commitment to providing enriching opportunities is extraordinary.'
'The school work so hard to always give us fantastic, positive support.'
'I genuinely believe that the staff care deeply about the happiness and well-being of my children, and we are grateful for all the support they provide.'
'I credit WOT school for the amazing child [my son] has become and the fact that he is ready to take the next step to secondary school with confidence.'
'I constantly use the word "nurturing" about WOT, but that doesn't do justice to the way you help children grow and fulfil their potential, and the fun they have in school. I couldn't have asked for a better school.'
'We're so happy we chose WOT and would recommend to others in a heartbeat.'

FURTHER INFORMATION

We strongly encourage you to explore our school website. Here you will find lots of useful information about learning and life at Westbury. For a virtual tour of our school grounds, please visit our Home page or visit our school environment page for further details.

For lots of useful information on learning at Westbury please visit the Learning area of our website and for information relating to Admissions, please see the Admissions page. We have both breakfast and after school clubs at Westbury. For more information on these please click here.

Whilst we strive to nurture children in all aspects of life you may like to have a look at the performance tables where you'll find results that we are very proud of. You may also be interested in hearing about some of the exciting things we get up to in school which we share via the school newsletters and in the News area of our website. Take a look!

And finally, here's what the children have to say themselves about school at Westbury. We have happy children and that's what matters the most!

APPLYING FOR A PLACE

Bristol City Council administer all of our admissions. For further information, please see our Admissions page.