Winsham Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Somerset
Church Street, Near Chard, TA20 4HU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 01/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
10.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
22
Capacity used
Has space39%
57 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
6 of 6 families who put it first got an offer
6
Places offered
8
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 6 | 6 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 75% |
1st preference success by year
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
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Cara Gilmour-White
- Address
- Church Street, Winsham, Near Chard, TA20 4HU
- Phone
- 0146030377
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Ilminster · Yeovil
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 147024
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE
22 pupils · 57 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
01 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 29 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
10.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | — | — | — |
| Higher standard | — | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.