Voluntary aided school · Somerset

St John's Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123900URN

Priory, Wellington, TA21 9EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 above Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

60 applications for 27 places · 23rd of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 March 2023Ofsted'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

7 March 2023
Graded inspection: Good
1 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Somerset median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

60 applications · 27 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 2.6; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 2.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.9; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 2.3; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 2.0; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8

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	27	60	2.2	28	1.04
Sep 2025	23	43	1.9	23	1.00
Sep 2024	15	39	2.6	15	1.00
Sep 2023	25	45	1.8	24	0.96
Sep 2022	24	43	1.8	18	0.75
Sep 2021	20	42	2.1	18	0.90
Sep 2020	21	53	2.5	20	0.95
Sep 2019	46	68	1.5	36	0.78
Sep 2018	27	52	1.9	26	0.96
Sep 2017	25	57	2.3	24	0.96
Sep 2016	27	54	2.0	16	0.59
Sep 2015	26	35	1.4	21	0.81
Sep 2014	29	37	1.3	17	0.59

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 61% · Maths 68% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%109th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	52%	6%	102	103
2023/24	58%	10%	105	104
2022/23	54%	7%	103	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

St John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School
0.4 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Beech Grove Primary School
0.8 km · Somerset

Good2022

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Wellesley Park Primary School
1.1 km · Somerset

2026

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
West Buckland Primary School
3.3 km · Somerset

2026

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Langford Budville Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Somerset

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

3.7applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
Sampford Arundel Community Primary School
4.0 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary
4.7 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 40%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123900 · 933/5201
Religious character: Church of England
Free school meals: 32.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Priory, Wellington, TA21 9EJ
Local authority: Somerset

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