Academy converter · North Somerset

Ashcombe Primary School

4–11Ages
627Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144924URN

Earlham Grove, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3JW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below North Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Somerset

139 applications for 89 places · 38th of 49 in North Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

North Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 March 2026Published 17 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

24 March 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
17 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.3 below North Somerset median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

139 applications · 89 places offered · 87 named it first

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

More applications per place than the North Somerset median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
North Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Ashcombe Primary School (URN 109096), 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	89	139	1.6	87	0.98
Sep 2025	87	134	1.5	85	0.98
Sep 2024	87	143	1.6	83	0.95
Sep 2023	90	144	1.6	90	1.00
Sep 2022	90	154	1.7	89	0.99
Sep 2021	82	148	1.8	80	0.98
Sep 2020	90	154	1.7	94	1.04
Sep 2019	90	174	1.9	96	1.07
Sep 2018	89	164	1.8	93	1.04
Sep 2017 *	89	207	2.3	119	1.34
Sep 2016 *	90	201	2.2	106	1.18
Sep 2015 *	90	201	2.2	105	1.17
Sep 2014 *	90	199	2.2	107	1.19

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 68% · Maths 67% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%43rd of 56 in North Somerset

North Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

North Somerset 79% England 78%

Higher standard14%

North Somerset 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

North Somerset 77% England 75%

Greater depth2%

North Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

North Somerset 76% England 77%

Higher standard15%

North Somerset 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	55%	1%	102	103
2023/24	56%	8%	104	104
2022/23	50%	4%	102	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

Ashcombe Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · North Somerset

Good2023

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Milton Park Primary School
1.1 km · North Somerset

2026

1.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Walliscote Primary School
1.3 km · North Somerset

2026

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Haywood Village Academy
1.5 km · North Somerset

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Bournville Primary School
1.5 km · North Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · North Somerset

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Worlebury St Pauls Church School
1.7 km · North Somerset

2026

1.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Airfield Primary Academy
1.8 km · North Somerset

Not yet inspected

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: 144924 · 802/2277
Trust: Kaleidoscope Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 627 on roll
Free school meals: 22.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Ashcombe Primary School (URN 109096)
Address: Earlham Grove, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3JW
Local authority: North Somerset

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