Academy converter · Bath and North East Somerset

St Mary's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
165Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147993URN

Old Road, Writhlington, Radstock, BA3 3NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.8 below Bath and North East Somerset median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset

24 applications for 20 places · 50th of 51 in Bath and North East Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%met the expected standard

Bath and North East Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Bath and North East Somerset median (2.0) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

24 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.9
2024 2.6; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2023 1.2; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2022 1.1; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2020 1.4; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bath and North East Somerset median in 1 of 6 years.

This school
Bath and North East Somerset median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's Church of England Primary School (URN 109212), 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	20	24	1.2	20	1.00
Sep 2025	13	23	1.8	13	1.00
Sep 2024	9	23	2.6	9	1.00
Sep 2023	18	22	1.2	18	1.00
Sep 2022	15	17	1.1	15	1.00
Sep 2021	16	24	1.5	16	1.00
Sep 2020 *	18	25	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2019 *	21	30	1.4	20	0.95
Sep 2018 *	20	29	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2017 *	14	20	1.4	14	1.00
Sep 2016 *	11	19	1.7	11	1.00
Sep 2015 *	17	21	1.2	17	1.00
Sep 2014 *	13	17	1.3	12	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 68% · Maths 58% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%47th of 53 in Bath and North East Somerset

Bath and North East Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Bath and North East Somerset 82% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Bath and North East Somerset 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Bath and North East Somerset 78% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bath and North East Somerset 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Bath and North East Somerset 78% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Bath and North East Somerset 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

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Bath and North East Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	42%	0%	104	100
2023/24	40%	5%	104	100
2022/23	33%	0%	101	98

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

St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Church School
1.2 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Trinity Church School
1.4 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Kilmersdon Church School
2.0 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2024

2.4applications per place
Shoscombe Church School
2.2 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Hemington Primary School
2.9 km · Somerset

Good2024

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Peasedown St John Primary School
2.9 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Good2023

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary School
3.1 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Good2023

1.5applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Welton Primary School
3.2 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147993 · 800/3109
Trust: The Partnership Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 165 on roll
Free school meals: 40.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2020
Replaced: St Mary's Church of England Primary School (URN 109212)
Address: Old Road, Writhlington, Radstock, BA3 3NG
Local authority: Bath and North East Somerset

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