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St Anne's Church Primary School

Primary · Weston Super Mare · BS24 6RT

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 5 May 2022

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At a glance

451 pupils · 107% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
10.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
8.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.stanneschurchacademy.co.uk
URN
145631

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 52 families named it first for 52 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2019 entry went to 2.257 miles; distance decided places in 2 of the 11 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2016 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 5 May 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

52 places offered · 52 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2019 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 2.257 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
70%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school70%
Median of its 12 closest peers66.5%
North Somerset average63.4%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Katharine's Church of England Primary SchoolBournemouth · 65 miles awayOutstanding78%
Holystone Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 258 miles awayGood71%
The James Oglethorpe Primary SchoolUpminster · 136 miles awayGood67%
Cedarwood Primary SchoolIpswich · 182 miles awayGood57%
Raysfield Primary SchoolBristol · 23 miles awayGood66%
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary SchoolChelmsford · 147 miles awayGood80%
St Michael's Church of England Primary AcademyExeter · 53 miles awayGood67%
Hurst Park Primary AcademyWest Molesey · 107 miles awayGood66%
Lindley Junior SchoolHuddersfield · 164 miles awayGood65%
Woodfall Primary and Nursery SchoolNeston · 132 miles awayGood79%
The Quinta Primary SchoolCongleton · 126 miles awayGood65%
Meadowdale Primary SchoolMarket Harborough · 113 miles awayGood57%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 85% (North Somerset 81%, England 60%) · Any other White background 6% (North Somerset 7%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (North Somerset 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (North Somerset 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (North Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (North Somerset 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (North Somerset 1%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (North Somerset 0%, England 0%) · Black African 1% (North Somerset 2%, England 5%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.03 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Somerset: 2.86 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
26.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

99% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 1% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

42.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,183; 15% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,944
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 5% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£149,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work38.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.7%62.3%
Social housing0.9%17.1%
Privately rented20.4%20.5%
Detached houses60.9%22.9%
Flats5.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms43.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van4.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014773 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£626,50010 sales within 2 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£562,500–£668,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (10)£626,500

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 2 km across every state school.

Fewer than ten homes sold within 1 km, so the figures use 2 km.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 2 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
4a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
2a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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