Academy converter · North Somerset

Locking Primary School

2–11Ages
386Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144926URN

Meadow Drive, Locking, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.2 above North Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Somerset

121 applications for 59 places · 12th of 49 in North Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 16 June 2026Published 6 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
15 March 2022
Graded inspection: 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.2 above North Somerset median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

121 applications · 59 places offered · 65 named it first

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

This school
North Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Locking Primary School (URN 109103), 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	59	121	2.1	65	1.10
Sep 2025	56	125	2.2	52	0.93
Sep 2024	44	96	2.2	43	0.98
Sep 2023	50	110	2.2	46	0.92
Sep 2022	39	74	1.9	35	0.90
Sep 2021	26	58	2.2	24	0.92
Sep 2020	35	73	2.1	27	0.77
Sep 2019	37	73	2.0	36	0.97
Sep 2018	35	75	2.1	35	1.00
Sep 2017 *	53	100	1.9	48	0.91
Sep 2016 *	60	102	1.7	64	1.07
Sep 2015 *	60	118	2.0	66	1.10
Sep 2014 *	60	94	1.6	54	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 73% · Maths 70% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%40th of 56 in North Somerset

North Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

North Somerset 79% England 78%

Higher standard13%

North Somerset 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

North Somerset 77% England 75%

Greater depth3%

North Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

North Somerset 76% England 77%

Higher standard7%

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	57%	3%	102	103
2023/24	57%	6%	105	104
2022/23	49%	0%	105	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

Locking Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Parklands Educate Together Primary
0.2 km · North Somerset

Good2023

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Hutton Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · North Somerset

2026

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Airfield Primary Academy
2.0 km · North Somerset

Not yet inspected
Herons' Moor Academy
2.0 km · North Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Mead Vale Community Primary School
2.6 km · North Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Haywood Village Academy
2.7 km · North Somerset

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Becket Primary School
3.0 km · North Somerset

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications 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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144926 · 802/2286
Trust: Extend Learning Academies Network
Capacity: 430 pupils · 386 on roll
Free school meals: 19.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2017
Replaced: Locking Primary School (URN 109103)
Address: Meadow Drive, Locking, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8BB
Local authority: North Somerset

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