Wembdon St George's Church School, Bridgwater

Ofsted's report card from its 31 March 2026 inspection grades Wembdon St George's Church School on 7 areas: 4 expected standard and 3 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 prioritise pupils' attendance."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years get off to a positive start to their education."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff at all levels are committed to an inclusive culture."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a well-considered and age-appropriate personal, social and health education (PSHE) programme."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Too many pupils do not learn well across the school, including some pupils who are disadvantaged."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Instability in staffing has led to inconsistencies in the quality of teaching across the school."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Since the last inspection, the school has experienced significant changes in senior leadership and staffing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers are supported to teach the curriculum consistently well and have high expectations of what pupils can do, taking into account pupils' differing starting points"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils secure the essential knowledge they need to write well across the curriculum, including addressing any historic gaps that they may have, so that more pupils meet the expected standard in writing by the end of key stage 2"; "Leaders should further strengthen relationships with staff and parents to ensure that changes in the school are understood and there is a shared vision of the school's improvement journey"; "Leaders and staff should rigorously monitor the progress of pupils with special educational needs and or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils to consistently ensure that any barriers to success are swiftly and effectively addressed to help these pupils to learn well".

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Wembdon St George's Church School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 71% in Somerset and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 76% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 27 families put Wembdon St George's Church School as their first choice and 65 named it as one of their preferences, for 33 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 Wembdon St George's Church School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater (0.5 miles, 65% reading, 65% maths); St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 90% maths); Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 73% maths); and Northgate Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 89% reading, 86% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Wembdon St George's Church School.

Wembdon St George's Church School is one of 46 schools run by The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust, an academy trust.

73 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wembdon St George's Church School (as of April 2026): 69% would recommend the school, 78% say their child is happy there and 44% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (78%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (44%).

15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Bridgwater Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

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

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wembdon St George's Church School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 244 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 Somerset (22), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Wembdon St George's Church School issued 20 suspensions, 6.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wembdon St George's Church School are Haygrove School (0.7 miles), Chilton Trinity School (1 mile) and Robert Blake Academy (1.3 miles).