Academy sponsor led · Somerset

Woolavington Village Primary School

2–11Ages
175Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140408URN

Higher Road, Woolavington, Bridgwater, TA7 8EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

26 applications for 22 places · 127th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 14 September 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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Somerset median (1.8) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.2; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 1.8; 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	22	26	1.2	21	0.95
Sep 2025	25	40	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2024	19	31	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2023	12	19	1.6	12	1.00
Sep 2022	19	26	1.4	18	0.95
Sep 2021	22	30	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2020	22	28	1.3	22	1.00
Sep 2019	21	31	1.5	20	0.95
Sep 2018	13	18	1.4	13	1.00
Sep 2017	16	26	1.6	16	1.00
Sep 2016	11	13	1.2	11	1.00
Sep 2015	20	35	1.8	20	1.00
Sep 2014	22	29	1.3	22	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 53% · Writing 53% · Maths 67% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%103rd of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard53%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	53%	0%	99	101
2023/24	33%	0%	99	97
2022/23	73%	9%	104	102

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

Woolavington Village Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Kingsmoor Primary School
2.0 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Puriton Primary School
2.4 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
East Huntspill Primary School
4.0 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Willowdown Primary School
4.1 km · Somerset

2026

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Pawlett Primary School
5.1 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Catcott Primary School
5.3 km · Somerset

Good2024

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

Good2023

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St John and St Francis Church School
5.7 km · Somerset

Good2022

1.9applications per place 56%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: 140408 · 933/2013
Trust: Futura Learning Partnership
Capacity: 210 pupils · 175 on roll
Free school meals: 37.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2014
Replaced: Woolavington Village Primary School (URN 123698)
Address: Higher Road, Woolavington, Bridgwater, TA7 8EA
Local authority: Somerset

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