Academy sponsor led · Somerset

West Huntspill Primary School

2–11Ages
123Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148531URN

New Road, West Huntspill, Highbridge, TA9 3QE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

24 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%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 · 3 October 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Somerset median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

24 applications · 13 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 1.9; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 3.0; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 3.2; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 2.9; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.8; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 3.3; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.4; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 5 of 6 years.

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as West Huntspill Community Primary School (URN 123696), 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	13	24	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2025	15	25	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2024	14	27	1.9	13	0.93
Sep 2023	7	21	3.0	7	1.00
Sep 2022	12	22	1.8	12	1.00
Sep 2021	9	19	2.1	8	0.89
Sep 2020 *	12	38	3.2	15	1.25
Sep 2019 *	11	32	2.9	14	1.27
Sep 2018 *	21	32	1.5	10	0.48
Sep 2017 *	12	33	2.8	11	0.92
Sep 2016 *	12	25	2.1	11	0.92
Sep 2015 *	6	20	3.3	6	1.00
Sep 2014 *	9	31	3.4	7	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 55% · Maths 45% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%124th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard45%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	45%	5%	102	100
2023/24	53%	7%	103	101
2022/23	24%	6%	101	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

West Huntspill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Churchfield Church School
1.7 km · Somerset

2026

1.1applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
2.7 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church Junior School
3.0 km · Somerset

Good2022
East Huntspill Primary School
3.2 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Burnham-On-Sea Infant School
3.5 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place
Pawlett Primary School
3.7 km · Somerset

Good2023

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

Good2023

1.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School
4.9 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%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: 148531 · 933/2052
Trust: Pathway Trust
Capacity: 90 pupils · 123 on roll
Free school meals: 35.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2021
Replaced: West Huntspill Community Primary School (URN 123696)
Address: New Road, West Huntspill, Highbridge, TA9 3QE
Local authority: Somerset

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