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West Buckland Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
West Buckland, Wellington TA21 9LD · westbucklandprimary.org.uk · 01823 663376
On the mapSearch near TA21 9LD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- 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
- 135
- 30 over 105 places · 129%
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.1%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Richard Huish Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 16 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 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 16 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% 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 | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123712)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected West Buckland Primary School on 14 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 14 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123712), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123712)
Feb 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123712)
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 44
- 38% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied