Wincanton Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Station Road
Wincanton
Somerset
BA9 9EL
Phone 0196332132
Reference Number 123667

General Makeup

Number of pupils 396
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.23%
Girls: 51.77%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 13.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 36 23 59
2 28 30 58
3 27 34 61
4 26 27 53
5 23 27 50
6 24 36 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.6%
White, Other 8.1%
African 0.8%
White & Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 2025-05-21
Date Report
2025-03-25 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 21 May 2025
2020-02-11 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 05 March 2020
2017-10-10 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 14 November 2017
2012-11-20 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 12 December 2012
2010-10-12 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 08 November 2010
2008-01-30 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 28 February 2008
2004-02-02 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 06 April 2004

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 55% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 105 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.9 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.2 Unlock Unlock
Maths -2.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 6 2
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary
Tout Hill, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9DH
0.16 miles
Horsington Church School
Horsington, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0BW
2.58 miles
Abbas and Templecombe Church School
School Lane, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0HP
3.53 miles
St George's Church of England School, Bourton
Church Track, Bourton, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 5BN
3.71 miles
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School
Charlton Horethorne, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4NL
4.45 miles
Bruton Primary School
Higher Backway, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0DP
4.52 miles
Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy
Chapel Lane, Zeals, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 6NL
4.77 miles
North Cadbury Church of England Primary School
Cary Road, North Cadbury, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7DE
4.83 miles
Name Distance
King Arthur's School
West Hill, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9BX
0.58 miles
Marchant Holliday School
North Cheriton, Templecombe, Somerset, BA8 0AH
2.03 miles
Sexey's School
Cole Road, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0DF
4.22 miles
King's Bruton
Plox, Bruton, BA10 0ED
4.35 miles
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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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