SCHOOL PROFILE

Twerton Infant School

Primary Community school URN 109007
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 March 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bath and North East Somerset
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 150 150 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 62 41.3% of pupils
Male pupils 88 58.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

48.7%
23.9 pts above England
School 48.7%
Bath and North East Somerset 15.1%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.3%
7.0 pts below England
School 13.3%
Bath and North East Somerset 7.0%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 1.5%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
73.3%
110
White and Black Caribbean
5.3%
8
Any other White background
4.7%
7
Indian
4.7%
7
African
2.0%
3
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 34.0% 51 of 150 pupils
13.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 34.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 21.9%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.7% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 11.9 pts above
EHC plans 7.3% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 28
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
No specialist assessment yet 3
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.74%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.52 pts higher than England
School 9.74%
Bath and North East Somerset 6.15%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

31.34%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

15.53 pts higher than England
School 31.34%
Bath and North East Somerset 14.31%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.49%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.31 pts lower than England
School 1.49%
Bath and North East Somerset 1.85%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

83.3% 4.9 pts below England
Twerton Infant School
83.3%
Bath and North East Somerset
83.0%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information