Academy sponsor led · Somerset

Pawlett Primary School

4–11Ages
66Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147015URN

Gaunts Road, Pawlett, Bridgwater, TA6 4SB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.5 below Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

19 applications for 15 places · 118th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 13 September 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

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Somerset median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

19 applications · 15 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.0; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.0; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 1 of 8 years.

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Pawlett Primary School (URN 123693), 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	15	19	1.3	16	1.07
Sep 2025	7	13	1.9	5	0.71
Sep 2024	13	20	1.5	13	1.00
Sep 2023	10	15	1.5	8	0.80
Sep 2022	9	12	1.3	8	0.89
Sep 2021	9	9	1.0	8	0.89
Sep 2020	12	17	1.4	12	1.00
Sep 2019	45	78	1.7	24	0.53
Sep 2018 *	4	5	1.3	4	1.00
Sep 2017 *	9	16	1.8	10	1.11
Sep 2016 *	10	10	1.0	10	1.00
Sep 2015 *	6	10	1.7	6	1.00
Sep 2014 *	8	11	1.4	7	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

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

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%89th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	57%	0%	101	101
2023/24	56%	11%	103	101
2022/23	27%	0%	102	96

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

Pawlett Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Puriton Primary School
2.9 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
West Huntspill Primary School
3.7 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Otterhampton Primary School
4.0 km · Somerset

Good2022

2.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Willowdown Primary School
4.7 km · Somerset

2026

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Cannington Church of England Primary School
4.9 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Woolavington Village Primary School
5.1 km · Somerset

Good2022

1.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Churchfield Church School
5.4 km · Somerset

2026

1.1applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
East Huntspill Primary School
5.5 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 29%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147015 · 933/2039
Trust: Pathway Trust
Capacity: 79 pupils · 66 on roll
Free school meals: 22.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Pawlett Primary School (URN 123693)
Address: Gaunts Road, Pawlett, Bridgwater, TA6 4SB
Local authority: Somerset

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