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Churchfield Church School

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

personMs Clare Greene

corporate_fareTHE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onHighbridge, TA9 3JF

language Visit Website phone 1278782743

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

479

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Expected Standard

29%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Churchfield Church School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Highbridge, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Churchfield Church School is an academy sponsor led in Highbridge, Somerset, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 437 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #141 of 148 primaries in Somerset and #13,642 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.1 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 57%

Reading47% LA 72%

Writing55% LA 69%

Maths37% LA 69%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading56% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing54% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths48% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading38% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing40% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths33% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.8

Read

LA -0.5

-8.5 to -5.1

-3.8

Write

LA -0.4

-5.4 to -2.2

-6.4

Maths

LA -1.4

-7.9 to -4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading57% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.8

-4.6 to -1.8

1.2

Write

LA -0.4

-0.2 to 2.5

-1.0

Maths

LA -1.4

-2.2 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%

Reading70% LA 77%

Writing77% LA 78%

Maths71% LA 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.2

-3.7 to -0.5

1.5

Write

LA -0.3

0 to 3

-1.6

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.1 to -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 September 2021

Inspection Report

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07 May 2021

Inspection Report

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04 March 2021

Inspection Report

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28 January 2019

Inspection Report

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14 November 2017

Inspection Report

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25 June 2015

Inspection Report

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18 March 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2021-09-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-01-28

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-11-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-03-18

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

4.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.3%(10 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 437 pupils. During this period, there were 18 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	437	18	4.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	422	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	444	19	4.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	445	23	5.2%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	449	33	7.3%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	495	37	7.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	479	13	2.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	471	4	0.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	498	5	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	469	7	1.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	442	19	4.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	486	25	5.1%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	454	9	2.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	454	28	6.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	506	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	506	31	6.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	499	6	1.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	549	8	1.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	539	19	3.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	545	20	3.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	600	16	2.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	582	8	1.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	557	6	1.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	603	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	585	2	0.3%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	556	1	0.2%	0.5%	0

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 37 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Churchfield Church School

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

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Somerset

Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Preston CofE Primary School

Northgate Primary School

St. Michael's Academy

Manor Court Community Primary School

St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School