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St John and St Francis Church School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Westonzoyland Road, Bridgwater TA6 5BP · stjohnstfrancisbwmat.org · 01278 456918
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Somerset 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 421
- 97% of 436 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
- First language not English
- 25.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 75% 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 | 79 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St John and St Francis Church School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 May 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 May 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Jun 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 12
- 3% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied