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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA6 7LXSt Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
Primary

St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School

Primary

Somerset · Bridgwater · TA6 7LX www.stmarysbridgwater.co.uk

Pupils
476
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
476
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
476
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School · Primary · Somerset

Finance£6188 spend / pupil£6264 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
+10pp
82%68%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
7%
+2pp
12%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
79%
LA AVG 70.28%
SPAG higher standard
33%
LA AVG 25.69%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.04
Maths scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 103.63
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
476
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Oakfield Road, Bridgwater, TA6 7LX
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
2024/2572%7%79%23%87%10%90%25%92%79%104.0105.0105.011%476
2023/2462%5%72%22%77%10%80%13%88%67%103.0104.0103.09%493
2022/2353%2%69%17%73%5%61%8%83%73%104.0101.0104.0-2.50-1.20-4.108%483
2018/1982%12%86%39%86%21%91%26%93%84%106.0106.0106.0+0.50-0.20-0.2011%459
2017/1867%10%78%20%78%13%87%17%88%85%105.0105.0106.0-1.30-1.50-0.209%425
2016/1751%12%63%24%69%25%67%14%76%69%102.0101.0104.0-2.20-0.80-3.1010%413

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
2024/2547626.011%6%9%4%6%
2023/2449326.49%6%11%4%7%
2022/2348328.08%6%14%4%7%
2021/2248226.011%5%13%6%14%
2020/2147425.311%4%10%
2018/1945924.011%3%9%4%6%
2017/1842524.09%2%10%4%5%
2016/1741323.210%2%10%4%4%

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