SCHOOL PROFILE

Ashcombe Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 144924
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

24 March 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Needs attention
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

17 February 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 3 April 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority North Somerset
Trust KALEIDOSCOPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 627 627 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 309 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 318 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.5%
2.3 pts below England
School 22.5%
North Somerset 16.5%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.6%
6.7 pts below England
School 13.6%
North Somerset 9.3%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
North Somerset 1.5%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
66.8%
419
Any other White background
13.7%
86
Unclassified
6.1%
38
African
2.6%
16
White and Black African
1.8%
11
Bangladeshi
1.4%
9
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 15.2% 95 of 627 pupils
5.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.2%
North Somerset 18.8%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.2% 70 pupils
England 14.8% 3.6 pts below
EHC plans 4.0% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 35
Autistic spectrum disorder 16
Speech, language & communication 16
No specialist assessment yet 11
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Specific learning difficulty 4

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

55.0% 5.4 pts below England
School 55.0%
North Somerset 60.2%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

65.0%

8.8 pts below England

School 65.0%
North Somerset 73.0%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

68.0%

2.3 pts below England

School 68.0%
North Somerset 71.8%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
North Somerset 71.6%
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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.13%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.09 pts lower than England
School 6.13%
North Somerset 5.97%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.15%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.67 pts lower than England
School 15.15%
North Somerset 14.19%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.36%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.44 pts lower than England
School 0.36%
North Somerset 1.68%
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

99.5% 11.3 pts above England
Ashcombe Primary School
99.5%
North Somerset
87.8%
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