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St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Radstock · BA3 3NG

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 10 December 2024

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At a glance

165 pupils · 79% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
40.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
31.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.stmaryswrithlington.co.uk
URN
147993

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 20 families named it first for 20 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. At its inspection on 10 December 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

20 places offered · 20 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
42%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
100
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 school42%
Median of its 12 closest peers58.5%
Bath and North East Somerset average63%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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 John's C of E AcademyColeford · 36 miles awayExpected standard54%
Leftwich Community Primary SchoolNorthwich · 135 miles awayGood56%
Thornton Primary SchoolThornton-Cleveleys · 181 miles awayGood45%
St Mary's Junior Mixed SchoolBaldock · 107 miles awayGood35%
Ongar Primary SchoolOngar · 118 miles awayGood70%
South Brent Primary SchoolSouth Brent · 85 miles awayGood48%
St John's CofE Primary SchoolWigan · 156 miles awayGood71%
Troon Community Primary SchoolCamborne · 146 miles awayGood67%
Cockfield Primary SchoolBishop Auckland · 231 miles awayGood88%
Burnside Academy InspiresHoughton le Spring · 249 miles awayNo current grade57%
Tillington Manor Primary SchoolStafford · 107 miles awayNeeds attention60%
Thrybergh Fullerton Church of England Primary AcademyRotherham · 157 miles awayGood63%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 96% (Bath and North East Somerset 80%, England 60%) · Any other White background 3% (Bath and North East Somerset 5%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Bath and North East Somerset 2%, England 3%) · White Irish 1% (Bath and North East Somerset 0%, England 0%)

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)
6.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.64 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bath and North East Somerset: 3.51 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
22.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% 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)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.8 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 £48,996; 18.2% 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£6,898
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) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £282,000; in-year balance +£191,000

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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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work25.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier56.2%62.3%
Social housing33%17.1%
Privately rented10.8%20.5%
Detached houses13.7%22.9%
Flats19.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms20.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014450 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£271,00068 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£235,000–£340,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (13)£475,000
Semi-detached (21)£315,000
Terraced (33)£242,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
6an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

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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