Bruton Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 16 2022 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
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Somerset
Unique reference
123899
Address
Higher Backway, BA10 0DP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
256 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
2.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.5%
Persistent absence
15.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.2%
Other White 3.5%
Mixed 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-2.1
WritingBelow average-2.4
MathsBelow average-2.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bruton Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
40
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
37
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
37
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
37
18
19
Year 1
40
21
19
Year 2
42
23
19
Year 3
36
23
13
Year 4
34
16
18
Year 5
33
11
22
Year 6
34
19
15
Year 2024-2025

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