Voluntary controlled school · Somerset

Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
133Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123747URN

Farley Dell, Coleford, Radstock, BA3 5PN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Nov 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.5 below Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

17 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 18 November 2025Published 21 January 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

18 November 2025
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
30 January 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
7 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Somerset median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

17 applications · 13 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.3; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.1; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.1; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.1; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.1; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.1; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 1.1; 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	13	17	1.3	12	0.92
Sep 2025	13	17	1.3	13	1.00
Sep 2024	7	8	1.1	7	1.00
Sep 2023	12	18	1.5	12	1.00
Sep 2022	21	27	1.3	21	1.00
Sep 2021	20	22	1.1	18	0.90
Sep 2020	22	23	1.1	20	0.91
Sep 2019	24	28	1.2	26	1.08
Sep 2018	19	21	1.1	18	0.95
Sep 2017	31	40	1.3	34	1.10
Sep 2016	16	17	1.1	16	1.00
Sep 2015	21	25	1.2	21	1.00
Sep 2014	22	25	1.1	22	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 81% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%23rd of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	75%	13%	105	103
2023/24	50%	4%	103	102
2022/23	42%	5%	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

Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

1.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Leigh On Mendip School
2.5 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Stoke St Michael Primary School
3.1 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2023

1.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Kilmersdon Church School
3.3 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2024

2.4applications per place
St Vigor & St John Church School
3.7 km · Somerset

Good2022

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
3.8 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place
Mells Church First School
4.0 km · Somerset

Remains Good2021

2.0applications per place
Norton Hill Primary School
4.1 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place
Westfield Primary School
4.4 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Good2023

1.5applications per place 88%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123747 · 933/3029
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 164 pupils · 133 on roll
Free school meals: 26.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Farley Dell, Coleford, Radstock, BA3 5PN
Local authority: Somerset

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