West Pennard Church of England Primary School

SomersetVoluntary controlled school

Church Lane, West Pennard, Glastonbury, BA6 8NT

Headteacher: Mr Anthony WheatSchool website ↗Pupils: 225 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected February 2025
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
62%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected February 2025
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 25 February 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
62.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 79%·Writing 65%·Maths 76%All three 62%
Reading
Expected79%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected65%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected76%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
32
How many got their first choice?
30of 32 (93.8%)
How many applied in total?
42

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
15.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
3.0%
Boys and girls
54%girls·46%boys
122 girls, 103 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 75% (2018/19), currently 62%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1660.0%10.0%+1.4+3.6+0.4
2016/1759.0%3.0%-0.3-0.2-2.2
2017/1866.0%13.0%+1.3-0.3-0.3
2018/1975.0%13.0%+1.9+1.1+1.0
2022/2358.0%6.0%-0.3-3.4-2.2
2023/2467.0%13.0%---
2024/2562.0%9.0%---
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