Wincanton Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 123667
- Address
- Station Road, BA9 9EL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 396 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.7%
- Persistent absence
- 14.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.8%
White British 87.6%
Other White 8.1%
Mixed 1.3%
African 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-1.9
WritingAverage0.2
MathsBelow average-2.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 45%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Wincanton Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 55 27 28 |
| Year 1 | 59 36 23 |
| Year 2 | 58 28 30 |
| Year 3 | 61 27 34 |
| Year 4 | 53 26 27 |
| Year 5 | 50 23 27 |
| Year 6 | 60 24 36 |