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St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Voluntary controlled
Oakfield Road, Bridgwater TA6 7LX · stmarysbridgwater.co.uk · 01278 422691
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Somerset 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 490
- 70 over 420 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.7%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 94% 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 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 50 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 46 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Somerset it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 October 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (112 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 112
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (20%) with SEND