Academy converter · North Somerset

Sandford Primary School

4–11Ages
131Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148784URN

49 Greenhill Road, Sandford, Winscombe, BS25 5PA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.7 above North Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Somerset

36 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 · 19 June 2024Ofsted'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

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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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 above North Somerset median (1.8) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

36 applications · 14 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 2.6; North Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.6; North Somerset median median 1.9
2024 3.4; North Somerset median median 2.0
2023 3.4; North Somerset median median 1.9
2022 3.7; North Somerset median median 1.9
2021 3.2; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 3.6; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 3.4; North Somerset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 3.0; North Somerset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 3.5; North Somerset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 3.6; North Somerset median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 4.0; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.6; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school

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

This school
North Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Sandford Primary School (URN 109100), 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	14	36	2.6	11	0.79
Sep 2025	20	52	2.6	23	1.15
Sep 2024	18	61	3.4	18	1.00
Sep 2023	18	62	3.4	22	1.22
Sep 2022	18	66	3.7	16	0.89
Sep 2021 *	20	64	3.2	24	1.20
Sep 2020 *	19	68	3.6	23	1.21
Sep 2019 *	20	68	3.4	18	0.90
Sep 2018 *	20	60	3.0	19	0.95
Sep 2017 *	20	69	3.5	21	1.05
Sep 2016 *	20	71	3.6	24	1.20
Sep 2015 *	19	75	4.0	23	1.21
Sep 2014 *	20	72	3.6	31	1.55

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 92% · Maths 88% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%12th of 56 in North Somerset

North Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

North Somerset 79% England 78%

Higher standard38%

North Somerset 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

North Somerset 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

North Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

North Somerset 76% England 77%

Higher standard29%

North Somerset 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	75%	17%	107	108
2023/24	72%	8%	106	105
2022/23	62%	19%	105	107

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

Sandford Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Winscombe Primary School
1.7 km · North Somerset

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Shipham Church of England First School
2.8 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place
Churchill Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · North Somerset

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Banwell Primary School
2.9 km · North Somerset

2026

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
4.3 km · North Somerset

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Burrington Church of England Primary School
5.3 km · North Somerset

2025

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Axbridge Church of England First School Academy
5.3 km · Somerset

Good2022

2.1applications per place
St Anne's Church Primary School
5.4 km · North Somerset

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 70%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: 148784 · 802/2283
Trust: Wessex Learning Trust
Capacity: 150 pupils · 131 on roll
Free school meals: 18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2021
Replaced: Sandford Primary School (URN 109100)
Address: 49 Greenhill Road, Sandford, Winscombe, BS25 5PA
Local authority: North Somerset

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