East Huntspill Primary School, Highbridge

In its own words: "Welcome to East Huntspill Primary School - We are part of The Priory Learning Trust. We are a friendly, nurturing small village school with big ambitions. We sit at the heart of our local community and inspire our children through lighting up a love of learning. We are a caring, inclusive family school where everyone is welcome."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £2.00 per session.

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils at East Huntspill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 71% in Somerset and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 82% in reading and 45% in maths in 2024.

Year groups in primary schools are small, so a handful of pupils can move these figures by several points from one year to the next.

For September 2026 entry, 9 families put East Huntspill Primary School as their first choice and 20 named it as one of their preferences, for 9 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.

Across Somerset, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2025, families in Somerset lodged 287 appeals against primary school offers; 137 reached a hearing and 14 succeeded (10.2% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to East Huntspill Primary School are Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy (1.7 miles, Good); West Huntspill Primary School (2 miles, Good, 59% reading, 45% maths); Churchfield Church School (2.1 miles, Good, 47% reading, 37% maths); and Woolavington Village Primary School (2.5 miles, Good, 53% reading, 67% maths).

East Huntspill Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

East Huntspill Primary School is one of 20 schools run by Pathway Trust, an academy trust.

23 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about East Huntspill Primary School (as of September 2025): 78% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 33% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (33%).

38.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (the average state school: 24.5%), and 0% speak English as an additional language (average: 18.5%), according to the 2025 school census.

In 2025, 12 pupils (14.8%) received SEN support and 1 (1.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 15.6% and 3.9% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

East Huntspill Primary School employed 6 teachers in 2024, roughly one for every 14 pupils. Their average salary was £47,961.

Its 2026 funding allocation works out at £7,541 per pupil (£0.7 million in total), including £40,905 of pupil premium for disadvantaged pupils.

The nearest railway station is Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is East Huntspill School (e-bound), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood East Huntspill Primary School stands in is among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2023/24, East Huntspill Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 7.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 2.3), and no permanent exclusions.