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Haywood Village Academy, North Somerset

Outstanding
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 3–11

Haywood Village Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in North Somerset, part of Cabot Learning Federation. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 21st-highest of the 57 schools in North Somerset with published results, and 5,071st of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2019)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
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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

Haywood Village Academy in detail

Haywood Village Academy in its own words

In its own words: "Learning is personal and we all recognise the tremendous impact of those teachers who draw upon researched-based cognitive science and truly understand and know their pupils. We believe that in order for our children to thrive, their safety and happiness is paramount."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, dance and Lego.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am, from £3.50 per day.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Haywood Village Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in North Somerset and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (77% in reading, 82% in maths).

Getting a place at Haywood Village Academy

For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Haywood Village Academy as their first choice and 125 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 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 Haywood Village Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Haywood Village Academy are Airfield Primary Academy (0.5 miles); Bournville Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 49% reading, 37% maths); Windwhistle Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 61% reading, 45% maths); and Ashcombe Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 65% reading, 67% maths).

Haywood Village Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Airfield Primary AcademyBournville Primary SchoolWindwhistle Primary SchoolAshcombe Primary School

The trust

Haywood Village Academy is one of 36 schools run by Cabot Learning Federation, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 36 schools in Cabot Learning Federation

What parents say

95 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Haywood Village Academy (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 79% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (79%).

Who goes there

In 2026, 42 pupils (9.3%) received SEN support and 18 (4%) 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 Milton Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Glider Avenue (s-bound), 220 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 214 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Somerset (76), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Haywood Village Academy issued 14 suspensions, 3.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Haywood Village Academy are Hans Price Academy (0.7 miles), Winterstoke Hundred Academy (0.7 miles), Broadoak Academy (1.3 miles) and Worle Community School (1.5 miles).

Hans Price AcademyWinterstoke Hundred AcademyBroadoak AcademyWorle Community School

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

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Truon Ellis
Pupils:450
LA:North Somerset
Phone:01934312720
Address:20 Whitney Crescent, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, BS24 8ES
Trust:CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION (36 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2016

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago

This judgement is from June 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 13 May 2025View full report
URN:140216
UKPRN:10058104
Constituency:Weston-Super-Mare
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Haywood Village Academy is a place where all pupils thrive and achieve exceptionally well. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and carefully check pupils' understanding, using this to correct errors and deepen learning. The school's commitment to developing pupils' speaking and listening skills from the earliest ages, combined with its expert reading programme, ensures all children - including those who need extra support - become confident learners.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional quality of education with ambitious curriculum that builds pupils' knowledge brilliantly
  • Expert reading programme that helps all pupils, including those at risk of falling behind, become confident readers
  • Outstanding focus on building speaking and listening skills from pre-school, strengthening pupils' communication across all areas
  • Pupils with SEND receive excellent support through clear processes and effective adaptations
  • Extensive personal development programme that teaches pupils about celebrating difference and being good citizens

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created an open culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Safeguarding team, radio crew weekly live show, breakfast club, after-school club

Haywood Village Academy is a happy and caring primary school where pupils flourish and achieve exceptionally well. The school has maintained its outstanding standards with high expectations, ambitious curriculum design, and strong relationships between staff and pupils.

At a Glance

18.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

95 responses
Would recommend90%
Child is happy96%
Child does well94%
High expectations95%
Feels safe96%
Well behaved87%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)79%
Kept informed96%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)83%
Wider development88%

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+1ppMaths+3ppWriting+2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

30.0

Avg class size

30.2

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

14

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

Haywood Village Academy 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

Bus Stops

Glider Avenue (S-bound)
221m · 4 min walk
The Runway (SW-bound)
270m · 4 min walk
Martinet Walk (E-bound)
431m · 7 min walk
Hutton Park (E-bound)
478m · 8 min walk
Stuart Road (E-bound)
510m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Haywood Village Academy is in North Somerset; for families living there:

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
4
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.

0 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

100%

Full

420 pupils

420 places

No spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - North Somerset

Low pressure
New homes approved:110
Projected new pupils:28

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for North Somerset

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(2)

13 May 2025

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

18 June 2019
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

42

SEN Support

18

EHC Plans

13.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication27
Social, Emotional & Mental Health15
Moderate Learning Difficulty6
Autistic Spectrum Disorder5
Other4
Specific Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
81.8%
Asian
2.4%
Black
0.7%
Mixed
3.1%
Chinese
0.4%
Unclassified
0.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals18.0%
English as Additional Language15.1%

450

Total Pupils

230

Boys

220

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

22

Teachers

20.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£47,472

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,100

Per pupil

£2395k

Total funding

£117k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£283,426
EAL funding£19,772
Lump sum£147,311

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.9%

Overall absence

8.2%

Persistent absence

365

Enrolments

Authorised2.8%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)8.2%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

4.5%
18/19
4.1%
20/21
6.1%
21/22
4.9%
22/23
4.6%
23/24
3.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Haywood Village Academy

What are SATs results like at Haywood Village Academy?

Of the pupils at Haywood Village Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 78% reached the expected standard in reading and 85% did so in maths.

What is Haywood Village Academy's Ofsted rating?

Haywood Village Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2019, it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for Haywood Village Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Haywood Village Academy 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 Haywood Village Academy?

Haywood Village Academy was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Haywood Village Academy?

Classes at Haywood Village Academy average 30 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Haywood Village Academy?

Haywood Village Academy has around 450 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Haywood Village Academy?

3.9% of sessions were missed at Haywood Village Academy in 2024/25. 8.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Haywood Village Academy?

Apply through North Somerset's coordinated admissions process, naming Haywood Village Academy 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 Haywood Village Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 0 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 Haywood Village Academy?

Haywood Village Academy is at 20 Whitney Crescent, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, BS24 8ES.

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

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