Hutton Church of England Primary School, Weston-super-Mare

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Hutton Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 3 expected standard and 4 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have effective systems in place to monitor attendance."

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years' provision is a strength of the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school has a well-thought-out personal development programme."

Achievement - Needs attention. "The inconsistencies in teaching mean that pupils' progress through the curriculum is variable, particularly in key stage 2."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The quality of teaching across the school is variable."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Leaders generally understand the barriers that pupils face, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders know broadly the school's strengths and weaknesses."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that all staff have the expertise to implement the curriculum effectively so that pupils learn and achieve well"; "Leaders should ensure that staff use assessment strategies effectively to identify how well pupils are learning the curriculum and use this to adapt learning tasks so that they are ambitious and closely matched to pupils' starting points"; "Leaders should ensure that teaching addresses gaps in older pupils' knowledge so that they achieve well by the end of key stage 2"; "Leaders should ensure that targets for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are closely matched to their needs, implemented well and that they monitor the impact of additional support closely"; "Leaders, including those responsible for governance, should ensure that their work to improve attendance has a greater impact on disadvantaged pupils".

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at Hutton Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 56% 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 (63% in reading, 63% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Hutton Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hutton Church of England Primary School are Airfield Primary Academy (1 mile); Oldmixon Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 80% reading, 87% maths); Haywood Village Academy (1.1 miles, Outstanding, 78% reading, 85% maths); and Locking Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 60% reading, 70% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hutton Church of England Primary School.

Hutton Church of England Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Kaleidoscope Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

7.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 29 pupils (14.5%) received SEN support and 5 (2.5%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Weston Milton Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (e-bound), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 34 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Somerset (76).

In 2024/25, Hutton Church of England Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Hutton Church of England Primary School are Winterstoke Hundred Academy (1.2 miles) and Hans Price Academy (1.7 miles).