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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

Primary · Weston-super-Mare · BS23 1XW

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

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

Inspected 14 September 2021

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At a glance

194 pupils · 92% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
7.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
49.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
6.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.corpuschristiweston.co.uk
URN
148941

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 17 families named it first for 18 Reception places, 0.94 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2016 entry went to 0.922 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 4 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2016 to 2021. Ofsted last graded it Good on 14 September 2021, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.94 first-choice applications per place

18 places offered · 17 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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 2021 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2021 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2016 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 0.922 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
48%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
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 school48%
Median of its 12 closest peers79%
North Somerset average63.4%
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
Beaumont Primary SchoolBOLTON · 155 miles awayOutstanding84%
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, CorbyCorby · 125 miles awayGood76%
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, DartfordDartford · 138 miles awayGood85%
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolKingston upon Thames · 116 miles awayStrong standard80%
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolBristol · 20 miles awayGood59%
Holy Ghost Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 122 miles awayGood86%
Bewick Bridge Community Primary SchoolCambridge · 147 miles awayStrong standard90%
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolBristol · 23 miles awayGood66%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary AcademyYork · 198 miles awayGood75%
St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolLondon · 123 miles awayGood63%
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & NurseryExeter · 48 miles awayStrong standard79%
St Anselm's Catholic Primary SchoolDartford · 139 miles awayGood79%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 34% (North Somerset 81%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 28% (North Somerset 2%, England 4%) · Any other White background 16% (North Somerset 7%, England 7%) · Black African 12% (North Somerset 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (North Somerset 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 2% (North Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (North Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (North Somerset 1%, England 3%) · 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)
5.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 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
23.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

76% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school · 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)

60% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.8 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 £38,859; 11.1% 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£6,364
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 13% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £37,000; in-year balance +£89,000

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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)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications25.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways24.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health35.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier41.1%62.3%
Social housing8.4%17.1%
Privately rented50.5%20.5%
Detached houses4.3%22.9%
Flats80.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van38.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014802 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£192,000474 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£150,000–£262,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (22)£442,500
Semi-detached (68)£282,500
Terraced (98)£235,000
Flat (286)£162,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of 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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
28an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an 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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