Academy converter · North Somerset

Herons' Moor Academy

3–11Ages
447Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138603URN

Highlands Lane, Locking Castle, Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below North Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Somerset

76 applications for 50 places · 39th of 49 in North Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

North Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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 May 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
5 March 2020
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below North Somerset median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

76 applications · 50 places offered · 48 named it first

2026 1.5; North Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.8; North Somerset median median 1.9
2024 1.7; North Somerset median median 2.0
2023 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.9
2022 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.9
2021 1.6; North Somerset median median 1.9
2020 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.9
2019 2.0; North Somerset median median 2.0
2018 2.1; North Somerset median median 2.1
2017 2.0; North Somerset median median 2.1
2016 2.3; North Somerset median median 2.2
2015 2.2; North Somerset median median 1.9
2014 2.5; North Somerset median median 1.9

This school
North 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	50	76	1.5	48	0.96
Sep 2025	45	80	1.8	39	0.87
Sep 2024	59	98	1.7	59	1.00
Sep 2023	60	100	1.7	66	1.10
Sep 2022	56	93	1.7	50	0.89
Sep 2021	60	98	1.6	59	0.98
Sep 2020	60	104	1.7	48	0.80
Sep 2019	58	116	2.0	60	1.03
Sep 2018	59	125	2.1	59	1.00
Sep 2017	60	119	2.0	67	1.12
Sep 2016	60	140	2.3	69	1.15
Sep 2015	60	133	2.2	59	0.98
Sep 2014	60	148	2.5	89	1.48

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 80% · Maths 83% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%14th of 56 in North Somerset

North Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

North Somerset 79% England 78%

Higher standard37%

North Somerset 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

North Somerset 77% England 75%

Greater depth5%

North Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

North Somerset 76% England 77%

Higher standard22%

North Somerset 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	2%	108	106
2023/24	63%	0%	106	105
2022/23	70%	3%	107	105

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

Herons' Moor AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Becket Primary School
1.0 km · North Somerset

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Mendip Green Primary School
1.1 km · North Somerset

Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Mead Vale Community Primary School
1.2 km · North Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Worle Village Primary School
1.5 km · North Somerset

2026

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · North Somerset

2026

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Georges Church School
1.6 km · North Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School
1.8 km · North Somerset

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Parklands Educate Together Primary
1.9 km · North Somerset

Good2023

1.7applications per place 47%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138603 · 802/3451
Trust: Cabot Learning Federation
Capacity: 420 pupils · 447 on roll
Free school meals: 16.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Herons Moor Community Primary School (URN 133985)
Address: Highlands Lane, Locking Castle, Weston-super-Mare, BS24 7DX
Local authority: North Somerset

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