St John's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D48
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Wellington, TA21 9EJ
- Distance
- 3.3km away
West Buckland Primary School
West Buckland, Wellington, TA21 9LD
Local ranking53rd of 209 primary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Primary
Phase
105
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 14 July 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 60.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 7.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 73.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 67.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 106.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 105.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 103.0
- Cohort Size
- 15
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 121
- Boys
- 64 (47%)
- Girls
- 71 (53%)
- Capacity
- 105 (129% full)
- SEND
- 5.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 12.9%
- EAL
- 0.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.8%
- SEN Support
- 4.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 6.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,013/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 3.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 5.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 93.9%
- White Other: 2.6%
- Mixed Other: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
93.9%
White British
2.6%
White Other
2.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
West Buckland
Wellington, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 145674
- UKPRN
- 10067553
- Establishment No.
- 2226
- Trust
- RICHARD HUISH TRUST
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