OFSTED
23 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
2 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
5 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
North Somerset
Trust
EXTEND LEARNING ACADEMIES NETWORK
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
331
297 full-time ·
34 part-time
Female pupils
149
45.0% of pupils
Male pupils
182
55.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.5 pts
above England
School
39.3%
North Somerset
16.5%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.5 pts
above England
School
21.8%
North Somerset
9.3%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.1 pts
above England
School
2.1%
North Somerset
1.5%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
61.0%
202
African
12.4%
41
Any other White background
7.6%
25
Indian
7.6%
25
Any other Asian background
3.0%
10
White and Asian
2.7%
9
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
34.1%
113 of
331 pupils
13.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.0 pts
above
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
42.0%
18.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Reading
12.8 pts below England
School
61.0%
North Somerset
73.0%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
58.0%
Writing
12.3 pts below England
School
58.0%
North Somerset
71.8%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
45.0%
Maths
27.0 pts below England
School
45.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.96%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.74 pts
higher than
England
School
8.96%
North Somerset
5.97%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
31.27%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.46 pts
higher than
England
School
31.27%
North Somerset
14.19%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.75%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.95 pts
higher than
England
School
2.75%
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
78.8%
9.4 pts
below England
Windwhistle Primary School
78.8%
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.