Foundation school · Somerset

Bruton Primary School

2–11Ages
262Pupils
PrimaryPhase
123899URN

Higher Backway, Bruton, BA10 0DP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

54 applications for 39 places · 104th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 14 July 2026Published 24 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

14 July 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
17 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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)

54 applications · 39 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 1.4; 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	39	54	1.4	36	0.92
Sep 2025	40	49	1.2	37	0.93
Sep 2024	35	54	1.5	35	1.00
Sep 2023	38	51	1.3	38	1.00
Sep 2022	39	49	1.3	38	0.97
Sep 2021	25	37	1.5	24	0.96
Sep 2020	30	38	1.3	28	0.93
Sep 2019	24	36	1.5	22	0.92
Sep 2018	28	36	1.3	26	0.93
Sep 2017	35	46	1.3	34	0.97
Sep 2016	21	39	1.9	20	0.95
Sep 2015	37	52	1.4	32	0.86
Sep 2014	33	43	1.3	32	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 74% · Maths 82% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%34th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard29%

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	71%	18%	107	105
2023/24	60%	10%	104	104
2022/23	61%	5%	105	103

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

Bruton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Castle Cary Community Primary School
5.1 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2021

1.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Upton Noble CofE VC Primary School
5.4 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Evercreech Church of England Primary School
5.4 km · Somerset

Good2021

1.8applications per place
Ditcheat Primary School
5.9 km · Somerset

2026

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary
7.1 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Wincanton Primary School
7.3 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
North Cadbury Church of England Primary School
8.7 km · Somerset

Good2023

2.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Aldhelms Church School
9.2 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2021

1.6applications per place 64%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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123899 · 933/5200
Capacity: 277 pupils · 262 on roll
Free school meals: 9.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Higher Backway, Bruton, BA10 0DP
Local authority: Somerset

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources