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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA6 5BPSt John and St Francis Church School
Primary

St John and St Francis Church School

Primary

Somerset · Bridgwater · TA6 5BP www.stjohnstfrancisbwmat.org

Pupils
413
cap. 436
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
413
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
413
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St John and St Francis Church School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
56%
-7pp
63%55%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
5%
-3pp
13%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
66%
SPAG expected standard
62%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
413
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Westonzoyland Road, Bridgwater, TA6 5BP
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
2024/2556%5%72%21%61%10%74%16%66%62%104.0104.0104.026%413
2023/2463%8%75%19%75%15%81%31%81%81%105.0106.0107.025%405
2022/2361%12%69%20%76%15%78%27%75%69%104.0105.0105.0-1.80-0.10+0.2021%401
2018/1961%13%68%16%84%20%80%25%86%68%102.0104.0104.0-1.10+1.40+0.0012%412
2017/1846%2%61%14%78%19%75%10%88%66%102.0103.0102.0-2.30+1.20-0.2012%410
2016/1758%9%62%13%78%9%69%20%85%67%102.0103.0104.0-0.50+0.70+0.5014%408

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
2024/2541323.126%22%23%4%8%
2023/2440522.725%14%25%5%13%
2022/2340121.721%14%27%5%8%
2021/2240420.415%12%27%6%14%
2020/2140422.913%11%28%
2018/1941222.812%10%27%5%11%
2017/1841021.312%9%27%5%10%
2016/1740820.714%6%21%5%12%

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