Academy converter · Bath and North East Somerset

Longvernal Primary School

2–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142942URN

Clapton Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2LP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Bath and North East Somerset median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

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50 applications for 30 places · 38th of 51 in Bath and North East Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Bath and North East Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Bath and North East Somerset median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 1.7; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2023 1.6; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2020 1.4; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2019 2.1; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2016 1.5; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bath and North East Somerset median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Bath and North East Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Longvernal Primary School (URN 109107), the previous school.

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	30	50	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2025	26	41	1.6	25	0.96
Sep 2024	28	46	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2023	33	51	1.6	33	1.00
Sep 2022	23	41	1.8	22	0.96
Sep 2021	27	56	2.1	27	1.00
Sep 2020	27	37	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2019	21	43	2.1	21	1.00
Sep 2018	26	52	2.0	26	1.00
Sep 2017	28	45	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2016 *	20	30	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2015 *	15	21	1.4	11	0.73
Sep 2014 *	16	21	1.3	16	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 89% · Maths 81% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%7th of 53 in Bath and North East Somerset

Bath and North East Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Bath and North East Somerset 82% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Bath and North East Somerset 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Bath and North East Somerset 78% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Bath and North East Somerset 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Bath and North East Somerset 78% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Bath and North East Somerset 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Bath and North East Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	81%	19%	106	106
2023/24	67%	13%	104	105
2022/23	65%	6%	108	104

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

Longvernal Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Midsomer Norton Primary School
0.9 km · Bath and North East Somerset

2026

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Norton Hill Primary School
1.2 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place
Welton Primary School
1.6 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary School
1.7 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Good2023

1.5applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place
Paulton Junior School
2.2 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

58%met the SATs standard
Paulton Infant School
2.2 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Good2023

1.2applications per place

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: 142942 · 800/2293
Trust: Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2016
Replaced: Longvernal Primary School (URN 109107)
Address: Clapton Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2LP
Local authority: Bath and North East Somerset

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