West Pennard Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jul 4 2014 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Somerset
Unique reference
123780
Address
Church Lane, West Pennard, BA6 8NT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
219 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
47.5%
Girls
52.5%
First language not English
3.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.5%
Persistent absence
9.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.6%
Mixed 4.6%
Other White 4.1%
Gypsy/Roma 2.3%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingWell below average-3.4
MathsBelow average-2.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 58%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 6%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

West Pennard Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
1
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes31.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
31
15
16
Year 1
30
15
15
Year 2
31
16
15
Year 3
33
11
22
Year 4
30
15
15
Year 5
34
17
17
Year 6
30
15
15
Year 2023-2024

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