OFSTED
8 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
19 July 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
27 September 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
North Somerset
Trust
CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
309
309 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
140
45.3% of pupils
Male pupils
169
54.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.0 pts
below England
School
16.8%
North Somerset
16.5%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.9 pts
below England
School
7.4%
North Somerset
9.3%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.2 pts
above England
School
5.2%
North Somerset
1.5%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
79.9%
247
Any other White background
5.8%
18
Unclassified
2.3%
7
White and Asian
1.9%
6
Any other Asian background
1.6%
5
White and Black African
1.6%
5
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
18.8%
58 of
309 pupils
2.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 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
78.0%
17.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Reading
6.2 pts above England
School
80.0%
North Somerset
73.0%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Writing
9.7 pts above England
School
80.0%
North Somerset
71.8%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
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
4.27%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.95 pts
lower than
England
School
4.27%
North Somerset
5.97%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.42 pts
lower than
England
School
8.39%
North Somerset
14.19%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.36%
Severe absence
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
98.1%
9.9 pts
above England
Uphill Village Academy
98.1%
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.