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Neston Primary School

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

personMr Gary Risdale

location_onNeston, Corsham, SN13 9SX

language Visit Website phone 1225810478

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

197

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Expected Standard

76%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Neston Primary School is a Community school primary school in Neston, Corsham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 16% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Neston Primary School is a community school in Neston, Corsham, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 197 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #38 of 189 primaries in Wiltshire and #5,734 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 21.9%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading92% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing96% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading70% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.5

-3.7 to 0.9

-1.9

Write

LA -0.1

-4.1 to 0.3

-5.5

Maths

LA -0.9

-7.7 to -3.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading95% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.1

-0.2 to 5.3

1.5

Write

LA -0.4

-1.0 to 3.9

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.8

-3.4 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 62%

Reading90% LA 76%

Writing100% LA 77%

Maths76% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.2

-3.2 to 1.4

1.9

Write

LA -0.5

-0.3 to 4.1

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.9

-4.8 to -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2024

Inspection Report

12 September 2023

Inspection Report

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23 January 2018

Inspection Report

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06 March 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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10 June 2009

Inspection Report

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07 March 2006

Inspection Report

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05 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-01-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-06

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.1%(2 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 180 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	180	2	1.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	179	3	1.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	175	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	194	2	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	197	2	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	200	2	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	200	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	207	3	1.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	210	4	1.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	211	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	202	1	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	201	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	189	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	191	0	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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Neston Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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