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Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Weston-super-Mare

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Ages 4–11

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Weston-super-Mare, part of The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 17th-highest of the 22 schools in Weston-super-Mare with published results, and 12,528th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to North Somerset (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School in detail

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "We welcome you to Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School. Our school joined the Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust in March 2022 and we are proud to be part of our community of Catholic Schools. I hope that your association with the School will be happy and provide a safe learning environment for your children."

The school runs a breakfast club.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in North Somerset and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 76% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School are Walliscote Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 60% reading, 63% maths); Christ Church Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 73% maths); Bournville Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 49% reading, 37% maths); and Ashcombe Primary School (1 mile, Good, 65% reading, 67% maths).

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Walliscote Primary SchoolChrist Church Church of England Primary SchoolBournville Primary SchoolAshcombe Primary School

The trust

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is one of 13 schools run by The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 13 schools in The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust

What parents say

25 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (76%).

Who goes there

7.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 52.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (34%), Asian (31%) and Black (13%).

In 2026, 13 pupils (6.7%) received SEN support and 5 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Weston-super-Mare Rail Station, about 590 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sedgemoor North Slinky - Weston DRT, 120 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 5th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 585 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Somerset (76), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School are Hans Price Academy (0.7 miles) and Broadoak Academy (0.9 miles).

Hans Price AcademyBroadoak Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Jacqi Stephens
Pupils:194
LA:North Somerset
Phone:01934621919
Address:Ellenborough Park South, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1XW
Trust:THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST (13 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 March 2022

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 25 March 2025View full report

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in March 2022. Before that, as Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (URN 109242), it was rated Good in September 2021.

URN:148941
UKPRN:10090066
Diocese:Diocese of Clifton
Constituency:Weston-Super-Mare
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Corpus Christi creates a genuinely caring environment where children thrive academically and personally. The school excels at reading and mathematics, with children progressing well through carefully planned learning. Staff go the extra mile to support every child, including those with additional needs, and parents consistently praise how the school has helped their children become more independent.

Key Strengths

  • Strong focus on reading and phonics with well-trained staff and timely support for struggling readers
  • Well-designed curriculum that helps pupils build knowledge over time, particularly in mathematics
  • Inclusive environment with excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and those learning English as an additional language
  • Effective attendance strategies working with external agencies to improve attendance for all pupils
  • Warm relationships and strong pastoral care, with pupils living out school values of curiosity, stewardship and forgiveness

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment in some wider curriculum subjects needs development - staff do not routinely check what pupils have learned and understood
  • Some subjects lack assessment processes to identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils knowing they can raise concerns that will be resolved swiftly.

Extracurricular Activities

Visits to Roman baths, visits to Create Centre in Bristol for life skills, visitor support for learning, cake sales and school discos organised by chaplaincy team

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School has maintained its good standards since the previous inspection. The school creates a warm and caring environment where pupils feel safe, happy and achieve well.

At a Glance

7.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

25 responses
Would recommend96%
Child is happy100%
Child does well100%
High expectations76%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)83%
Kept informed96%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)87%
Wider development92%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-14ppMaths-14ppWriting-10pp

Reading has declined from 76% to 62% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 76% to 62% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 76% to 66% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

28.6

Avg class size

28.0

Infant (KS1)

29.0

KS2

5

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see North Somerset's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Weston-super-Mare Rail Station (Entrance)
591m · 10 min walk

Bus Stops

Sedgemoor North Slinky - Weston DRT
115m · 2 min walk
Ellenborough Park (S-bound)
122m · 2 min walk
Ellenborough Park North (S-bound)
141m · 2 min walk
Clevedon Road (S-bound)
170m · 3 min walk
Tropicana (N-bound)
212m · 3 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
28
Fatal
0
Serious
10
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 28 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 18 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in North Somerset is 5 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

95%

Near capacity

200 pupils

210 places

10 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Weston-super-Mare

Low pressure
New homes approved:770
Projected new pupils:193

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Weston-super-Mare

Across North Somerset council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

Places available

2,490

Applications

1,984

Got 1st preference

96.8%

Got preferred school

99.3%

All primary applications across North Somerset council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History

25 March 2025

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

13

SEN Support

5

EHC Plans

9.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication5
Social, Emotional & Mental Health2
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
Physical Disability1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
33.5%
Asian
30.5%
Black
12.9%
Mixed
6.2%
Other
0.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals7.7%
English as Additional Language52.6%

194

Total Pupils

86

Boys

108

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

19.4:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£38,859

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,565

Per pupil

£1196k

Total funding

£26k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£73,526
EAL funding£43,993
Lump sum£147,311

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.2%

Overall absence

13.0%

Persistent absence

193

Enrolments

Authorised3.6%
Unauthorised1.6%
Persistent (10%+)13.0%
Severe (50%+)0.5%

Absence trend

7.8%
22/23
8.3%
23/24
5.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School

What are SATs results like at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School?

Of the pupils at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 62% reached the expected standard in reading and 62% did so in maths.

What is Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in March 2022. Before that, as Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School (URN 109242), it was rated Good in September 2021.

What is the catchment area for Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, North Somerset allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School?

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School?

Classes at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School average 28.6 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School?

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School has around 194 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School?

5.2% of sessions were missed at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 13% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School?

Apply through North Somerset's coordinated admissions process, naming Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 28 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 18 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Somerset is 5 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School?

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is at Ellenborough Park South, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1XW.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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