St Gildas Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Requires improvement
Sept 24 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Somerset
Unique reference
148952
Address
Mary Street, BA21 4EG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
219 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
46.1%
Girls
53.9%
First language not English
80.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
6.8%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 39.3%
White British 17.8%
Other White 16.9%
African 9.6%
Other Asian 7.8%
Mixed 5%
Bangladeshi 2.3%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.1
WritingAverage1.2
MathsBelow average-2.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 44%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Gildas Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
18
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
18
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
18
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 classes31.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher33.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
28
9
19
Year 1
29
10
19
Year 2
29
17
12
Year 3
33
16
17
Year 4
34
19
15
Year 5
33
11
22
Year 6
33
19
14
Year 2024-2025

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