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St Anne's Church Primary School, Weston Super Mare

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Primary
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Church of England
Ages 2–11

St Anne's Church Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Weston Super Mare, part of Pathway Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2017. That was 8 years ago, so the rating may not reflect the school today. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 21st-highest of the 57 schools in North Somerset with published results. It was 90% full in 2025.

Data last updated 2 Oct 2026

Location

Very likely (~1.8km)Possible (~2.5km)Unlikely (~3.3km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Emma Hardy - Smith
Pupils:451 / 420 capacity
LA:North Somerset
Phone:01934520461
Address:Bristol Road, Hewish, Weston Super Mare, BS24 6RT
Trust:PATHWAY TRUST (20 schools)
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from October 2017, 8 years ago. Ofsted's routine cycle for graded inspections is about 4 years, so it is older than the normal interval - the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Inspected 4 May 2022View full report
URN:145631
UKPRN:10067243
Diocese:Diocese of Bath and Wells
Constituency:Wells and Mendip Hills
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2017 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

10.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

St Anne's Church Primary School in detail

St Anne's Church Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "At St Anne's, our vision is that children will 'Learn to love and love to learn' We aim to serve our community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice."

The school runs after-school care, from £1.00 per session.

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

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at St Anne's Church Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in North Somerset and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 73% in reading and 75% 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.

Source: DfE school performance data. Averages are across state mainstream schools.

Getting a place at St Anne's Church Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 52 families put St Anne's Church Primary School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 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.

Demand has been fairly steady: 52 first choices in 2021, against 52 in 2026.

Across North Somerset, 97% 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 North Somerset lodged 22 appeals against primary school offers; 18 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (11.1% of those heard).

See every year of applications, offers and cut-offs

Source: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Anne's Church Primary School are St Georges Church School (1.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 70% maths); Chestnut Park Primary (2.1 miles, Outstanding); Castle Batch Primary School (2.1 miles, Good, 82% reading, 70% maths); and Yatton Infant School (2.3 miles, Good).

St Anne's Church Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

St Georges Church SchoolChestnut Park PrimaryCastle Batch Primary SchoolYatton Infant School

The trust

St Anne's Church Primary School is one of 20 schools run by Pathway Trust, an academy trust.

Who goes there

9.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (the average state school: 24.5%), and 8.9% speak English as an additional language (average: 18.5%), according to the 2025 school census.

In 2025, 41 pupils (11%) received SEN support and 18 (4.8%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Source: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics

Staff and funding

St Anne's Church Primary School employed 22 teachers in 2024, roughly one for every 17 pupils. Their average salary was £42,872.

Its 2026 funding allocation works out at £5,174 per pupil (£2.1 million in total), including £51,510 of pupil premium for disadvantaged pupils.

Source: DfE school workforce census; ESFA funding allocations

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Yatton Rail Station, about 2 miles away.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wick Road (ne-bound), 260 metres away.

Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Straight-line distances.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Anne's Church Primary School stands in is among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often burglary and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Somerset (76).

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2023/24, St Anne's Church Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 2.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Source: DfE exclusions statistics

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+7ppMaths+8ppWriting+1pp

Reading has improved from 73% to 80%. Maths has improved from 75% to 83%. Writing has remained stable at around 83%.

Class Sizes

27.5

Avg class size

26.8

Infant (KS1)

28.2

KS2

10

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Wick Road (NE-bound)
264m · 4 min walk
Full Quart (E-bound)
276m · 4 min walk
Puxton Lane (W-bound)
972m · 16 min walk
Weston Road (N-bound)
1.0km · 17 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

107%

Over capacity

451 pupils

420 capacity

31 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Weston Super Mare

High pressure
New homes approved:54
Projected new pupils:14

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Weston Super Mare

Admissions Demand - North Somerset

Low demand0.80x oversubscription

Places available

2,490

Applications

1,984

Got 1st preference

96.8%

Got preferred school

99.3%

Primary admissions across North Somerset (2026/27)

Inspection History(2)

4 May 2022
10 October 2017
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

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SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

41

SEN Support

18

EHC Plans

15.9%

of Total Pupils

2025 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health27
Moderate Learning Difficulty14
Speech, Language & Communication11
Autistic Spectrum Disorder3
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
85.8%
Asian
2.4%
Black
1.4%
Mixed
1.7%
Chinese
1.3%
Other
0.5%

2025 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals9.4%
English as Additional Language8.9%

372

Total Pupils

185

Boys

187

Girls

2025 academic year

Workforce

22

Teachers

20.5:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£42,872

Mean salary

2024 data

School Funding

£5,174

Per pupil

£2106k

Total funding

£52k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£73,432
EAL funding£16,929
Lump sum£147,311

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.83864%

Overall absence

11.30952%

Persistent absence

336

Enrolments

Authorised3.65372%
Unauthorised1.18492%
Persistent (10%+)11.30952%
Severe (50%+)1.19048%

Absence trend

3.82429%
18/19
3.33801%
20/21
6.45859%
21/22
5.46756%
22/23
5.28011%
23/24
4.83864%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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Questions parents ask about St Anne's Church Primary School

What are SATs results like at St Anne's Church Primary School?

Of the pupils at St Anne's Church Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths. These are the tests taken in Year 6, at the end of primary school.

Source: DfE school performance data

What is St Anne's Church Primary School's Ofsted rating?

St Anne's Church Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2017. That inspection was 9 years ago, so the rating may not reflect the school as it is now. An inspection judges the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

Source: Ofsted

What is the catchment area for St Anne's Church Primary School?

St Anne's Church Primary School has no fixed catchment boundary. When the school is oversubscribed, North Somerset allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings already at the school, then home-to-school distance. North Somerset has not published a last-distance-offered figure for St Anne's Church Primary School that we have been able to verify, so the practical cut-off is best judged from the catchment estimate on this page and from the authority's own admissions booklet.

Is it hard to get a place at St Anne's Church Primary School?

St Anne's Church Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 420 places. How hard a place is to get in any given year depends on how many families apply, which moves around.

Source: DfE school capacity data

How big are the classes at St Anne's Church Primary School?

Classes at St Anne's Church Primary School average 27.5 pupils (2024/25). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

Source: DfE class size data

How many pupils go to St Anne's Church Primary School?

St Anne's Church Primary School has around 372 pupils on roll. 9% are eligible for free school meals, which is the usual measure of disadvantage in a school's intake.

Source: DfE school census

What is attendance like at St Anne's Church Primary School?

4.8% of sessions were missed at St Anne's Church Primary School in 2024/25. 11.3% of pupils were persistently absent, meaning they missed at least 10% of sessions.

Source: DfE absence statistics

How do I apply to St Anne's Church Primary School?

Apply through North Somerset's coordinated admissions process, naming St Anne's Church Primary School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.

Where is St Anne's Church Primary School?

St Anne's Church Primary School is at Bristol Road, Hewish, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS24 6RT.

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