OFSTED
21 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Trust
MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
184
184 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
96
52.2% of pupils
Male pupils
88
47.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.8 pts
below England
School
13.0%
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.
19.8 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Bath and North East Somerset
7.0%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
89.7%
165
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
4
Unclassified
2.2%
4
Any other Asian background
1.6%
3
White and Black Caribbean
1.6%
3
Any other White background
1.1%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
6.5%
12 of
184 pupils
14.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
70.0%
9.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Bath and North East Somerset
75.5%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Writing
14.7 pts above England
School
85.0%
Bath and North East Somerset
69.8%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Maths
9.0 pts above England
School
81.0%
Bath and North East Somerset
72.1%
South West
70.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.15%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.07 pts
lower than
England
School
3.15%
Bath and North East Somerset
6.15%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.32%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.49 pts
lower than
England
School
4.32%
Bath and North East Somerset
14.31%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
93.9%
5.7 pts
above England
High Littleton CofE VC Primary School
93.9%
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.