Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #134 in Somerset public Top 74% UK

Croscombe Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Christopher Partridge

location_onWells, BA5 3QL

language Visit Website phone 1749343114

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Croscombe Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Wells, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Croscombe Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Wells, Somerset, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 48 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #134 of 179 primaries in Somerset and #12,998 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 76.9%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading75% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing50% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading62% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths54% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.6

Read

LA -0.5

-6.2 to 0.9

0.2

Write

LA -0.4

-3.3 to 3.6

-4.2

Maths

LA -1.4

-7.7 to -0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading73% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.8

-2.7 to 4.9

-1.6

Write

LA -0.4

-4.9 to 1.8

-3.6

Maths

LA -1.4

-6.8 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 63%

Reading88% LA 77%

Writing63% LA 78%

Maths50% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA -0.2

-2.5 to 5.9

-2.3

Write

LA -0.3

-6.3 to 1.7

-3.1

Maths

LA -1.0

-6.9 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

31 October 2023

Inspection Report

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26 November 2019

Inspection Report

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17 April 2018

Inspection Report

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27 January 2015

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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05 July 2010

Inspection Report

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19 June 2007

Inspection Report

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20 May 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2023-10-31

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-11-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-04-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-01-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-07-05

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 34 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	34	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	34	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	37	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	48	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	48	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	59	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	67	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	64	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	65	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	67	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	68	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	66	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	74	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	74	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	69	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	72	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	72	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	75	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	74	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	73	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	74	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	79	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	77	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	76	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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