Academy sponsor led · Somerset

St John and St Francis Church School

4–11Ages
421Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
139338URN

Westonzoyland Road, Bridgwater, TA6 5BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

112 applications for 60 places · 48th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%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 · 11 May 2022Ofsted'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

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Somerset median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

112 applications · 60 places offered · 79 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 2.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 2.3; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 2.3; 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	60	112	1.9	79	1.32
Sep 2025	59	99	1.7	57	0.97
Sep 2024	55	85	1.6	53	0.96
Sep 2023	53	88	1.7	51	0.96
Sep 2022	44	85	1.9	41	0.93
Sep 2021	45	83	1.8	40	0.89
Sep 2020	60	102	1.7	56	0.93
Sep 2019	60	118	2.0	59	0.98
Sep 2018	60	133	2.2	63	1.05
Sep 2017	60	137	2.3	67	1.12
Sep 2016	60	103	1.7	57	0.95
Sep 2015	60	130	2.2	64	1.07
Sep 2014	60	135	2.3	72	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 61% · Maths 74% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%98th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	56%	5%	104	104
2023/24	63%	8%	105	106
2022/23	61%	12%	104	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

St John and St Francis Church SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Eastover Primary School
1.2 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School
1.9 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place
Somerset Bridge Primary School
1.9 km · Somerset

Good2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Northgate Primary School
2.0 km · Somerset

2026

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Willowdown Primary School
2.0 km · Somerset

2026

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Hamp Academy
2.0 km · Somerset

Good2022

49%met the SATs standard
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre
2.4 km · Somerset

2026

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
2.7 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 54%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139338 · 933/2003
Trust: The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 436 pupils · 421 on roll
Free school meals: 20.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: St John and St Francis CofE VA Primary School (URN 123845)
Address: Westonzoyland Road, Bridgwater, TA6 5BP
Local authority: Somerset

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