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Locking Primary School

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

personMrs Roxanne Simpson

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location_onWeston-Super-Mare, BS24 8BB

language Visit Website phone 1934822867

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

276

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Locking Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Weston-Super-Mare, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Locking Primary School is an academy converter in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of EXTEND LEARNING ACADEMIES NETWORK. The school has approximately 344 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #22 of 57 primaries in North Somerset and #5,530 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 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

57%

LA 61%

Reading60% LA 73%

Writing73% LA 72%

Maths70% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading72% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.0

-1.7 to 1.7

-4.0

Write

LA -0.7

-5.6 to -2.3

-2.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.0 to -0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading68% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA -0.7

-4.0 to -0.9

-2.0

Write

LA -0.7

-3.5 to -0.6

-0.9

Maths

LA -1.0

-2.3 to 0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 March 2022

Inspection Report

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04 October 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-03-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-03-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-06-16

None EIF

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(2 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 344 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, 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)	344	3	0.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	336	3	0.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	344	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	281	2	0.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	278	3	1.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	274	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	276	2	0.7%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	271	6	2.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	293	4	1.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	290	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	290	5	1.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	323	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	322	2	0.6%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	327	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	374	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	374	4	1.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	372	3	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	397	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	399	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	397	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	396	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	395	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	394	0	0.0%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 33 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Locking 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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