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Cannington Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled

Brook Street, Cannington, Bridgwater TA5 2HP · cannington.somerset.sch.uk · 01278 652368

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
71%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Somerset 57%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
171
98% of 175 places
Local authority
Somerset
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
15.2%
First language not English
3.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 18 (Places 18)18September 2023: 20 (Places 21)20September 2024: 18 (Places 18)18September 2025: 23 (Places 25)23September 2026: 26 (Places 26)26Places 26
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202626261100%
September 2025Sept 202525230.9100%
September 2024Sept 202418181100%
September 2023Sept 202321201100%
September 2022Sept 202218181100%

Results

In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Somerset it was 57%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 39% (England 53%)39%2016/17: 50% (England 61%)50%2017/18: 63% (England 64%)63%2018/19: 58% (England 65%)58%2022/23: 37% (England 60%)37%2023/24: 50% (England 61%)50%2024/25: 71% (England 62%)71%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲71%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●105105
●107105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Cannington Church of England Primary School on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
15 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Feb 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
77%
Replies
26
16% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲92% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼73% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼61% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼54% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼69% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼69% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼42% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼66% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 81% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲66% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

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