Academy converter · North Somerset

Winscombe Primary School

4–11Ages
209Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148785URN

Moorham Road, Winscombe, BS25 1HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2014

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to North Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Somerset

52 applications for 30 places · 25th of 49 in North Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

North Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2014

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

Inspection history

12 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 March 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as Winscombe Primary School, URN 109101

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to North Somerset median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.0; North Somerset median median 1.9
2024 1.6; North Somerset median median 2.0
2023 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.9
2022 1.5; North Somerset median median 1.9
2021 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.9; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.9; North Somerset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.6; North Somerset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.9; North Somerset median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.9; North Somerset median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Somerset median in 1 of 5 years.

This school
North Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Winscombe Primary School (URN 109101), 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	30	52	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2025	23	45	2.0	22	0.96
Sep 2024	29	45	1.6	30	1.03
Sep 2023	29	48	1.7	28	0.97
Sep 2022	29	44	1.5	28	0.97
Sep 2021 *	30	52	1.7	27	0.90
Sep 2020 *	30	58	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2019 *	30	57	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2018 *	30	48	1.6	31	1.03
Sep 2017 *	29	55	1.9	26	0.90
Sep 2016 *	26	50	1.9	23	0.88
Sep 2015 *	25	42	1.7	21	0.84
Sep 2014 *	30	59	2.0	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 76% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%25th of 56 in North Somerset

North Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

North Somerset 79% England 78%

Higher standard41%

North Somerset 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

North Somerset 77% England 75%

Greater depth21%

North Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

North Somerset 76% England 77%

Higher standard41%

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	66%	17%	109	108
2023/24	84%	6%	106	105
2022/23	80%	23%	108	108

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

Winscombe Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Sandford Primary School
1.7 km · North Somerset

Good2024

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Shipham Church of England First School
2.1 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place
Banwell Primary School
2.9 km · North Somerset

2026

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Axbridge Church of England First School Academy
3.7 km · Somerset

Good2022

2.1applications per place
Churchill Church of England Primary School
3.9 km · North Somerset

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Weare Academy First School
5.2 km · Somerset

Good2022

1.7applications per place
Cheddar First School
5.6 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place
Burrington Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · North Somerset

2025

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148785 · 802/2284
Trust: Wessex Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 209 on roll
Free school meals: 8.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2021
Replaced: Winscombe Primary School (URN 109101)
Address: Moorham Road, Winscombe, BS25 1HH
Local authority: North Somerset

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