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Ashcombe Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Earlham Grove, Weston-super-Mare BS23 3JW · ashcombeprimary.co.uk · 01934 620141
On the mapSearch near BS23 3JW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Somerset 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.80 mi
- 4.50 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 3 · North Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 627
- 100% of 630 places
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 22.5%
- First language not English
- 13.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 3” went to a home 2.80 mi (4.50 km) from the school. Source: North Somerset Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 87 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 89 | 87 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 87 | 85 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 87 | 83 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 90 | 1 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 89 | 1 | 99% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 3 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.80 mi4.50 km | |
Offer-day round; later rounds (places freed by refusals) are not read.
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% the higher standard. Across North Somerset it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109096)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ashcombe Primary School on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 24 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Positive
- 87%
- Replies
- 52
- 8% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on 7 parents (13%) whose child was bullied
based on 10 parents (19%) with SEND