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Woolavington Village Primary School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Somerset

Higher Road, Bridgwater, TA7 8EA

Website 01278683267

33

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 14/09/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.1%

25.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

175

Capacity used

Has space

83%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

25 of 25 families who put it first got an offer

25

Places offered

40

Total applications

1.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2525● 100%
2nd preference50● 0%
3rd preference100● 0%
Total402563%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Georgina Maclennan
Address
Higher Road, Woolavington, Bridgwater, TA7 8EA
Phone
01278683267
Local authority
Somerset
Ward / constituency
Huntspill · Bridgwater
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
140408

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals37%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support17%——
47% boys (82)53% girls (93)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

175 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    14 September 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 121 pupils

Attendance

92.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

25.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

23%
20/21
38%
21/22
29%
22/23
28%
23/24
26%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths33%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard53%
-9% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard53%
-22% vs England
Higher standard7%
-26% vs England
Average score99
-7 vs England

Writing

Expected standard53%
-19% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard67%
-7% vs England
Higher standard13%
-13% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard53%
-20% vs England
Higher standard13%
-17% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Science

Expected standard80%
-2% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

632019732023332024532025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)53%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Somerset council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.