St Aldhelms Church School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
150030
Address
Chelynch Park, BA4 4PL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
167 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
41.3%
Girls
58.7%
First language not English
10.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.6%
Persistent absence
10.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.4%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
African1.2%
Other Asian1.2%
Mixed2.4%
Other White7.2%
White British85.6%
Unclassified
1.2%
Indian
0.6%
Other Black
0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.5
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage-1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
64%
Local authority average
57%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
5%
Local authority average
7%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
105
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
102
Local authority average
103
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Aldhelms Church School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
17
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
1
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 classes27.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
16
8
8
Year 1
24
6
18
Year 2
31
16
15
Year 3
29
16
13
Year 4
20
7
13
Year 5
25
7
18
Year 6
22
9
13
Year 2024-2025

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