Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre, Bridgwater
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Westover Green is a welcoming, inclusive school where all pupils - especially those with special needs - are supported to thrive. The school creates a calm, respectful environment where behaviour is excellent and pupils feel they belong. Staff are highly skilled at removing barriers to learning and tailoring support to individual pupil needs.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture where all staff take responsibility and pupils feel safe
- Excellent behaviour and conduct across the school with a calm, respectful learning environment
- Highly inclusive approach with effective support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
- Well-established personal development programme helping pupils understand healthy relationships and online safety
- Strong early years provision with effective partnerships with parents and focus on communication and reading
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils do not achieve as well as they should in national tests and assessments
- Teaching quality is inconsistent across the curriculum and lacks focus on key knowledge
- Pupils progress through curriculum with significant gaps and weak basic skills in writing (grammar, punctuation, spelling)
- Assessment is not precise enough to identify misconceptions or challenge pupils ready for more complex learning
- Pupils struggle to recall and build on previous learning in wider curriculum areas like history and science
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with leaders and governors fulfilling their responsibilities, maintaining an open culture where concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Table tennis, sewing, outdoor learning sessions, performances in local theatres, house captains roles, mental health champions, peer buddy system
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre is an inclusive school that welcomes all pupils, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities. While the school excels in safeguarding, behaviour, and inclusion, there are concerns about inconsistent teaching and pupil achievement in national tests.
At a Glance
49.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 61% to 69%. Maths has remained stable at around 73%. Writing has improved from 67% to 73%.
Class Sizes
25.6
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
16
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
382 pupils
420 capacity
38 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bridgwater
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bridgwater
Admissions Demand - Somerset
Places available
6,463
Applications
5,059
Got 1st preference
95.3%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Somerset (2025/26)
Inspection History(14)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.87701%
Overall absence
21.92513%
Persistent absence
374
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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