Mark First and Pre-School CE AcademyEast Huntspill Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy and East Huntspill Primary Academy are primary schools in Highbridge.

  • Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and East Huntspill Primary Academy scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy was judged in need of attention and East Huntspill Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at East Huntspill Primary Academy (44.0% in 2022-23, 29.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy versus East Huntspill Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HighbridgeMark First and Pre-School CE AcademyHighbridgeEast Huntspill Primary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureF37/100
Local ranking198th of 209 in Somerset 134th of 209 in Somerset Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-9 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll158 81
Capacity150 56
LocationHighbridge, TA9 4QA Highbridge, TA9 3PT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported29.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported99.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census158 81
Free school meals (ever 6)10.3% 38.3%
English as an additional language0.0% 0.0%
SEN support2.5% 14.8%
SEN with an EHC plan5.1% 1.2%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% Stronger figure5.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.9% Stronger figure19.5% 15.8%

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.

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.

Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy

East Huntspill Primary Academy

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