Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre, Bridgwater

Ofsted's report card from its 31 March 2026 inspection grades Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 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 take effective action to help pupils to attend well."

Early years - Expected standard. "Robust partnerships with parents and carers support the successful transition of children into the Reception classes."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Staff are meticulous in identifying and removing barriers to learning, including for pupils who are disadvantaged, those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those known, or previously known, to children's social care."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "The school's leadership team, while relatively new, have a full understanding of school's context."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school delivers a well-established personal development and wellbeing programme."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils do not consistently achieve as well as they should in national tests and assessments over time."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Teaching across many areas of the curriculum is not consistent."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that assessment is used to precisely identify where pupils have developed misconceptions or have gaps in their knowledge so that these can be remedied"; "Leaders should ensure that staff have pedagogical knowledge they need to deliver the curriculum as intended so that pupils are able to build on their previous learning"; "Leaders should ensure they maintain their focus on reducing barriers to attendance so that pupils continue to develop positive attendance habits".

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 71% in Somerset and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 61% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre as their first choice and 53 named it as one of their preferences, for 35 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 Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater (0.2 miles, 65% reading, 65% maths); Northgate Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 89% reading, 86% maths); Hamp Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 56% reading, 66% maths); and Hamp Nursery and Infants' School (0.6 miles, Good).

Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre is one of 26 schools run by Futura Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

42 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre (as of April 2026): 76% would recommend the school, 76% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (79%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

49% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 73 pupils (19.1%) received SEN support and 31 (8.1%) 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.

Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre has a resourced provision (15 places, 15 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit for autism.

The nearest railway station is Bridgwater Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is West Street (ne-bound), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 530 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, Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre issued 47 suspensions, 11.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre are Haygrove School (0.5 miles), Robert Blake Academy (0.6 miles), Chilton Trinity School (1 mile) and Bridgwater College Academy (1.4 miles).