Academy converter · North Somerset

Castle Batch Primary School

2–11Ages
484Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145630URN

Rawlins Avenue, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 7FN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above North Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Somerset

93 applications for 41 places · 6th of 49 in North Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

North Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 May 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

93 applications · 41 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 2.3; North Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.8; North Somerset median median 1.9
2024 1.9; North Somerset median median 2.0
2023 2.1; North Somerset median median 1.9
2022 1.8; North Somerset median median 1.9
2021 2.2; North Somerset median median 1.9
2020 2.3; North Somerset median median 1.9
2019 2.1; North Somerset median median 2.0
2018 2.7; North Somerset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.6; North Somerset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.7; North Somerset median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.9; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.9; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
North Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Castle Batch Community Primary School (URN 109135), 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	41	93	2.3	41	1.00
Sep 2025	58	107	1.8	58	1.00
Sep 2024	60	115	1.9	66	1.10
Sep 2023	51	105	2.1	51	1.00
Sep 2022	59	103	1.8	58	0.98
Sep 2021	47	105	2.2	44	0.94
Sep 2020	60	138	2.3	69	1.15
Sep 2019	53	112	2.1	52	0.98
Sep 2018 *	59	160	2.7	84	1.42
Sep 2017 *	53	138	2.6	49	0.92
Sep 2016 *	60	164	2.7	74	1.23
Sep 2015 *	59	169	2.9	68	1.15
Sep 2014 *	60	175	2.9	83	1.38

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 84% · Maths 70% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%27th of 56 in North Somerset

North Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

North Somerset 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

North Somerset 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

North Somerset 77% England 75%

Greater depth10%

North Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

North Somerset 76% England 77%

Higher standard11%

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	64%	3%	105	103
2023/24	51%	3%	102	102
2022/23	57%	2%	105	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

Castle Batch Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School
0.6 km · North Somerset

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Becket Primary School
1.1 km · North Somerset

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Georges Church School
1.4 km · North Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Worle Village Primary School
1.6 km · North Somerset

2026

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Mendip Green Primary School
1.8 km · North Somerset

Good2023

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · North Somerset

2026

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Herons' Moor Academy
2.1 km · North Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 63%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: 145630 · 802/2332
Trust: Pathway Trust
Capacity: 415 pupils · 484 on roll
Free school meals: 8.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Castle Batch Community Primary School (URN 109135)
Address: Rawlins Avenue, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 7FN
Local authority: North Somerset

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources