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Banwell Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 137Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 148903URN

West Street, Banwell, BS29 6DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

27 applications for 16 places · 31st of 49 in North Somerset
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
59%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 30 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

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)

27 applications · 16 places offered · 14 named it first

  1. 2026 1.7; North Somerset median median 1.8
  2. 2025 1.6; North Somerset median median 1.9
  3. 2024 1.5; North Somerset median median 2.0
  4. 2023 1.6; North Somerset median median 1.9
  5. 2022 3.6; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
  6. 2021 1.9; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
  7. 2020 2.1; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
  8. 2019 1.7; North Somerset median median 2.0; as the previous school
  9. 2018 2.4; North Somerset median median 2.1; as the previous school
  10. 2017 1.7; North Somerset median median 2.1; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.6; North Somerset median median 2.2; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.9; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.9; North Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
  • This school
  • North Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Banwell Primary School (URN 109090), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202616271.7140.88
Sep 202519311.6180.95
Sep 202415221.5151.00
Sep 202316251.6150.94
Sep 2022 *9323.680.89
Sep 2021 *13251.9131.00
Sep 2020 *15312.1151.00
Sep 2019 *17281.7171.00
Sep 2018 *14332.4130.93
Sep 2017 *27451.7250.93
Sep 2016 *28461.6220.79
Sep 2015 *23441.9200.87
Sep 2014 *24451.9190.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 65% · Maths 65% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%37th of 56 in North Somerset
Reading
Expected standard82%
Higher standard35%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard65%
Greater depth18%
Maths
Expected standard65%
Higher standard18%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • North Somerset median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2559%6%107103
2023/2450%18%106103
2022/2345%0%105103

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

  • 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
148903 · 802/2271
Trust
Extend Learning Academies Network
Capacity
210 pupils · 137 on roll
Free school meals
25.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 February 2023
Replaced
Banwell Primary School (URN 109090)
Address
West Street, Banwell, BS29 6DB
Local authority
North Somerset

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