Community school · Somerset

Wincanton Primary School

4–11Ages
388Pupils
PrimaryPhase
123667URN

Station Road, Wincanton, BA9 9EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

46 applications for 38 places · 125th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 11 February 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 February 2020
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Somerset median (1.8) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 38 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 1.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.1; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.2; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 1.3; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Somerset median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	38	46	1.2	38	1.00
Sep 2025	59	66	1.1	57	0.97
Sep 2024	58	72	1.2	57	0.98
Sep 2023	61	75	1.2	62	1.02
Sep 2022	54	66	1.2	51	0.94
Sep 2021	53	73	1.4	52	0.98
Sep 2020	49	60	1.2	47	0.96
Sep 2019	44	57	1.3	43	0.98
Sep 2018	60	72	1.2	60	1.00
Sep 2017	54	70	1.3	50	0.93
Sep 2016	60	87	1.5	66	1.10
Sep 2015	60	76	1.3	69	1.15
Sep 2014	58	73	1.3	59	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 65% · Maths 77% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%100th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	10%	106	105
2023/24	45%	7%	105	103
2022/23	47%	4%	102	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Wincanton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary
0.3 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Horsington Church School
4.1 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Abbas and Templecombe Church School
5.7 km · Somerset

Not yet inspected

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England School, Bourton
6.0 km · Dorset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School
7.2 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.4applications per place
Bruton Primary School
7.3 km · Somerset

2026

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy
7.7 km · Wiltshire

2026

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
North Cadbury Church of England Primary School
7.8 km · Somerset

Good2023

2.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123667 · 933/2081
Capacity: 420 pupils · 388 on roll
Free school meals: 19.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Station Road, Wincanton, BA9 9EL
Local authority: Somerset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources