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Bruton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Foundation school
Higher Backway, Bruton BA10 0DP · brutonprimary.org.uk · 01749 812331
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Somerset 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 262
- 95% of 277 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.9%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 39 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 | 39 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 40 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% 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 | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bruton Primary School on 14 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 14 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Good
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 Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 69
- 29% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied