Wedmore First School Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Requires improvement
Jun 10 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 9 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Somerset
Unique reference
136841
Address
Blackford Road, BS28 4BS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
184 (70% of total capacity)
Boys
48.4%
Girls
51.6%
First language not English
1.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
8.7%
Persistent absence
9.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
3.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.1%
Unclassified 15.2%
Other White 1.6%
Mixed 1.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Wedmore First School Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
25
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
25
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
25
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher33
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
3
2
1
Early Years 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
15
9
6
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
14
7
7
Reception, Full-time
30
11
19
Year 1
28
14
14
Year 2
27
12
15
Year 3
35
17
18
Year 4
31
16
15
Year 2024-2025

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