Kingfisher Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
142326
Address
Kingfisher Drive, Houndstone, BA22 8FJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
265 (51% of total capacity)
Boys
46.8%
Girls
53.2%
First language not English
16.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.1%
Persistent absence
6.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 74.7%
Other White 10.6%
Mixed 4.5%
African 3.4%
Indian 2.3%
Other Asian 2.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Irish Traveller 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

ReadingAverage1.5
WritingWell above average3.7
MathsAverage1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 90%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%

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

School 23%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Kingfisher Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
42
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
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 classes31.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
8
3
5
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
15
7
8
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
30
11
19
Reception, Full-time
30
10
20
Year 1
30
18
12
Year 2
30
19
11
Year 3
30
12
18
Year 4
31
14
17
Year 5
30
13
17
Year 6
31
17
14
Year 2024-2025

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