Academy sponsor led · Somerset

Berrow Church Primary School

2–11Ages
173Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149851URN

Rugosa Drive, Berrow, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 2LJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

36 applications for 20 places · 57th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 11 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected 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.

Inspection history

28 April 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
13 September 2022
Graded inspection: Inadequate · as Berrow Church of England Primary School, URN 123807

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Somerset median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

36 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 2.1; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 2.9; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 2.7; Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 2.1; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 2.9; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.8; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Berrow Church of England Primary School (URN 123807), 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	36	1.8	20	1.00
Sep 2025	20	32	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2024	19	40	2.1	18	0.95
Sep 2023 *	15	27	1.8	14	0.93
Sep 2022 *	16	47	2.9	14	0.88
Sep 2021 *	18	49	2.7	16	0.89
Sep 2020 *	28	60	2.1	28	1.00
Sep 2019 *	23	66	2.9	22	0.96
Sep 2018 *	30	77	2.6	25	0.83
Sep 2017 *	22	61	2.8	22	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	69	2.3	34	1.13
Sep 2015 *	29	70	2.4	36	1.24
Sep 2014 *	30	72	2.4	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 67% · Maths 63% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%101st of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard58%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	54%	0%	102	102
2023/24	43%	5%	101	102
2022/23

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

Berrow Church Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses 2026

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Burnham-On-Sea Infant School
2.7 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place
St Andrew's Church Junior School
3.0 km · Somerset

Good2022
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
3.3 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Lympsham Church of England Academy
4.3 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place
East Brent Church of England First School
4.5 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place
Churchfield Church School
4.7 km · Somerset

2026

1.1applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
West Huntspill Primary School
6.0 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.9applications per place 45%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: 149851 · 933/2058
Trust: Pathway Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 173 on roll
Free school meals: 17.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2023
Replaced: Berrow Church of England Primary School (URN 123807)
Address: Rugosa Drive, Berrow, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 2LJ
Local authority: Somerset

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