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Priddy Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Priddy, Wells BA5 3BE · priddyandstlawrences.co.uk · 01749 870354
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 50%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Somerset 56%, England 61%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 44
- 73% of 60 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 25%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 3 families put the school first and 4 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Somerset it was 56%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Priddy Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 26 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Sept 2005Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 25
- 63% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied