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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA7 8BTPuriton Primary School
Primary

Puriton Primary School

Primary

Somerset · Bridgwater · TA7 8BT www.puritonprimaryschool.org.uk

Pupils
198
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
198
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
198
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Puriton Primary School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
79%
+19pp
79%70%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
7%
-3pp
14%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
50%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
46%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
198
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Rowlands Rise, Puriton, Bridgwater, TA7 8BT
Local authority
Somerset
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2579%7%86%36%82%7%82%50%82%86%107.0108.0108.013%198
2023/2460%10%80%23%77%13%80%20%83%80%104.0103.0105.012%208
2022/2366%3%72%16%72%9%75%19%88%69%104.0103.0105.0-3.40-1.90-2.8010%201
2018/1979%14%82%29%93%14%93%39%93%86%106.0106.0106.0+0.40+0.00+0.606%200
2017/1876%4%84%28%92%20%88%20%92%96%106.0105.0109.0-1.30-0.50-1.40195

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519820.313%4%10%5%6%
2023/2420823.912%6%11%5%8%
2022/2320123.610%2%11%5%10%
2021/2220022.710%2%8%7%19%
2020/2120022.411%2%10%
2018/1920024.46%1%9%4%2%
2017/1823.84%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.