Academy converter · Somerset

Puriton Primary School

4–11Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144436URN

Rowlands Rise, Puriton, Bridgwater, TA7 8BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

51 applications for 28 places · 53rd of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%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 · 23 May 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

23 May 2023
Graded inspection: Good
26 January 2022
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

51 applications · 28 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 2.0; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Puriton Primary School (URN 123694), 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	28	51	1.8	21	0.75
Sep 2025	30	54	1.8	35	1.17
Sep 2024	26	41	1.6	26	1.00
Sep 2023	30	47	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2022	26	45	1.7	25	0.96
Sep 2021	30	50	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2020	23	45	2.0	22	0.96
Sep 2019	30	60	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2018	30	52	1.7	31	1.03
Sep 2017 *	28	47	1.7	28	1.00
Sep 2016 *	25	46	1.8	19	0.76
Sep 2015 *	29	49	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	55	1.8	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 82% · Maths 82% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%14th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	79%	7%	107	108
2023/24	60%	10%	104	103
2022/23	66%	3%	104	103

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

Puriton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Woolavington Village Primary School
2.4 km · Somerset

Good2022

1.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Willowdown Primary School
2.7 km · Somerset

2026

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Kingsmoor Primary School
2.8 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Pawlett Primary School
2.9 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Eastover Primary School
4.3 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Northgate Primary School
4.6 km · Somerset

2026

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St John and St Francis Church School
4.7 km · Somerset

Good2022

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
East Huntspill Primary School
4.8 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 29%met the SATs standard

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Strong standard
Expected standard
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Urgent improvement
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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: 144436 · 933/2180
Trust: Futura Learning Partnership
Capacity: 210 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Puriton Primary School (URN 123694)
Address: Rowlands Rise, Puriton, Bridgwater, TA7 8BT
Local authority: Somerset

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