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Hemington Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Hemington, Radstock BA3 5XU · hemingtonprimary.co.uk · 01373 834320
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 50%
- 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
- 53
- 4 over 49 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 6 families put the school first and 7 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 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Results
In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Somerset it was 57%, and across England 62%.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ▼50% | 62% |
| Higher standard | ▼0% | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | ●104 | 106 |
| Maths | ▼102 | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | ▼101 | 105 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123646)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Hemington Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123646), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123646)
Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123646)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 17
- 45% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 53% who raised concerns
based on the 12% who had a child bullied