Becket Primary School, Weston-super-Mare
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Becket Primary School excels at teaching children to read through its well-trained staff and carefully matched reading books. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed so children build knowledge over time, learning about interesting topics like local rivers. The school is genuinely inclusive - children from different backgrounds learn together, bullying is not tolerated, and every child feels accepted.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics programme now embedded with positive impact on early reading skills
- Coherently sequenced curriculum with identified key knowledge and subject-specific concepts
- Improved behaviour management with clear policy that most pupils respond well to
- Increased capacity to support pupils with SEND through external agency partnerships
- Positive school culture where pupils mix well, bullying is not tolerated, and equity and inclusion are visible
Areas for Improvement
- Small number of early readers whose knowledge does not match the phonics programme's structure need alternative approaches
- Pupils can demonstrate subject-specific knowledge but struggle to connect this to wider concepts
- Curriculum leader training needs to move towards more evaluative approaches to measure impact on long-term pupil knowledge retention
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school demonstrating clear oversight and support for vulnerable pupils including those with SEND through partnership with external agencies.
Becket Primary School has made significant improvements since the last inspection, with a new executive headteacher driving a sharp focus on education quality and pupil behaviour. The school has successfully embedded a new phonics programme and developed a coherent curriculum, though some aspects still need further development.
At a Glance
27.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 59% to 72%. Maths has improved from 59% to 63%. Writing has remained stable at around 72%.
Class Sizes
23.4
Avg class size
17.3
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
68%
Available places
171 pupils
252 capacity
81 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Weston-super-Mare
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Weston-super-Mare
Admissions Demand - North Somerset
Places available
2,552
Applications
2,090
Got 1st preference
96.1%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across North Somerset (2025/26)
Inspection History(104)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.66973%
Overall absence
15.48387%
Persistent absence
155
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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