Eastover Primary SchoolSt John and St Francis Church School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bridgwater.

Summary of the comparison

Eastover Primary School and St John and St Francis Church School are primary schools in Bridgwater.

  • Eastover Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John and St Francis Church School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Eastover Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Eastover Primary School was judged Good and St John and St Francis Church School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Eastover Primary School and 56.0% for St John and St Francis Church School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Eastover Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St John and St Francis Church School (61.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Eastover Primary School versus St John and St Francis Church School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BridgwaterEastover Primary SchoolBridgwaterSt John and St Francis Church SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking33rd of 209 in Somerset Stronger figure60th of 209 in Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll407 413
Capacity420 436
LocationBridgwater, TA6 5EX Bridgwater, TA6 5BP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure56.0% 62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census407 413
Free school meals (ever 6)28.0% 22.8%
English as an additional language31.9% 21.8%
SEN support15.7% 21.1%
SEN with an EHC plan5.4% 4.6%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.2% 7.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Eastover Primary School

St John and St Francis Church School

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