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Windwhistle Primary School

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personMrs Heidi Hudd

corporate_fareEXTEND LEARNING ACADEMIES NETWORK

location_onWeston-Super-Mare, BS23 3TZ

language Visit Website phone 1934629145

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

333

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Windwhistle Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Weston-Super-Mare, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Windwhistle Primary School is an academy converter in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of EXTEND LEARNING ACADEMIES NETWORK. The school has approximately 336 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #49 of 57 primaries in North Somerset and #11,662 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 7.0 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 61%

Reading61% LA 73%

Writing58% LA 72%

Maths45% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

13%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading34% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing25% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths26% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading73% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.0

-2.7 to 1.1

-2.7

Write

LA -0.7

-4.5 to -0.8

-2.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.4 to -0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading64% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths68% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.7

-5.0 to -1.5

-1.9

Write

LA -0.7

-3.5 to -0.3

-2.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.8 to -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-03-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-05-10

None EIF

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

5.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.7%(9 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 336 pupils. During this period, there were 18 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.4%, 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)	336	18	5.4%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	335	29	8.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	362	61	16.9%	0.8%	2
2023/24 (Spring term)	344	69	20.1%	0.7%	2
2023/24 (Autumn term)	342	103	30.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	342	29	8.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	333	3	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	328	14	4.3%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	373	10	2.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	370	4	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	352	4	1.1%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	382	4	1.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	384	9	2.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	373	3	0.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	414	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	414	11	2.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	412	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	428	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	419	4	1.0%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	419	11	2.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	426	10	2.3%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	429	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	421	3	0.7%	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 33 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

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Windwhistle 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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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