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Voluntary controlled school · Somerset

Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School

  • 5–11Ages
  • 144Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 123789URN

Mill Close, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, TA5 1NX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJan 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.4per place
0.4 below Somerset median (1.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

25 applications for 18 places · 102nd of 130 in Somerset
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
53%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJan 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

  1. 14 March 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 22 January 2013
    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
1.4applications per place, Reception
0.4 below Somerset median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 18 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
  2. 2025 1.4; Somerset median median 1.7
  3. 2024 1.2; Somerset median median 1.7
  4. 2023 1.2; Somerset median median 1.8
  5. 2022 1.2; Somerset median median 1.8
  6. 2021 1.1; Somerset median median 1.7
  7. 2020 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
  8. 2019 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
  9. 2018 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
  10. 2017 1.3; Somerset median median 1.9
  11. 2016 1.3; Somerset median median 1.9
  12. 2015 1.3; Somerset median median 1.9
  13. 2014 1.6; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202618251.4170.94
Sep 202515211.4151.00
Sep 202425311.2281.12
Sep 202313151.2120.92
Sep 202218211.2181.00
Sep 202117191.1171.00
Sep 202018281.6170.94
Sep 201921271.3190.90
Sep 201825371.5311.24
Sep 201718231.3181.00
Sep 201628361.3281.00
Sep 201522281.3221.00
Sep 201420321.6190.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 77% · Maths 73% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%103rd of 148 in Somerset
Reading
Expected standard73%
Higher standard17%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard77%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard73%
Higher standard20%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Somerset median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2553%0%104104
2023/2443%13%105103
2022/2373%4%107103

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

  • 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
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
123789 · 933/3158
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
189 pupils · 144 on roll
Free school meals
14.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Mill Close, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, TA5 1NX
Local authority
Somerset

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