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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA21 9LDWest Buckland Primary School
Primary

West Buckland Primary School

Primary

Somerset · Wellington · TA21 9LD www.westbucklandprimary.org.uk

Pupils
121
cap. 105
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
121
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
121
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/07/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of West Buckland Primary School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
60%
-9pp
83%70%57%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
7%
-16pp
33%20%7%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
121
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
5%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
West Buckland, Wellington, TA21 9LD
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
2024/2560%7%73%47%67%13%80%40%80%80%106.0105.0103.05%121
2023/2469%23%92%38%69%23%85%38%77%92%107.0107.0109.08%118
2022/2357%7%79%36%57%14%71%7%79%57%107.0101.0102.0+1.60-1.50-1.307%117
2018/1983%33%83%50%83%33%83%33%83%100%108.0106.0108.0+1.00-0.70-1.507%91

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
2024/2512118.15%0%13%4%6%
2023/2411819.08%0%13%4%8%
2022/2311719.97%0%10%4%2%
2021/2211520.07%0%5%5%11%
2020/2111215.38%0%10%
2018/199119.07%2%9%3%5%

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