Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School

Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2017. Pupils express trust in their teachers and demonstrate a strong sense of community, with positive relationships and effective attendance rates. The curriculum excels in English and mathematics, with pupils showing a thorough understanding of key concepts in these subjects. However, there are areas where the curriculum is not as effectively implemented, particularly in some subjects outside of English and mathematics, where essential knowledge is not clearly identified, leading to gaps in learning for some pupils.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community among pupils and staff.
• High levels of pupil attendance and safety.
• Effective teaching and learning in English and mathematics.
• Supportive environment that promotes pupils' personal development.
• Well-planned early reading curriculum for young learners.
• Wide range of extracurricular clubs and activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum in some subjects lacks precise and detailed planning.
• Insufficient checks on the effectiveness of some subject areas.
• Gaps in essential knowledge in non-core subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.2% of pupils at Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School had 23.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 41.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.5% of pupils at Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School received £7,826 and spent £7,737 for each of its 119 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £10,000 (£84 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School have?

Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School has 119 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School cover?

Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School?

Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School is at Stembridge, Martock, Somerset, TA12 6BP.