Eastover Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Wellington Road
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 5EX
Phone 01278422693
Reference Number 123679

Eastover Primary School continues to be rated as a good school, demonstrating strong performance across various facets of educational delivery. The leadership and staff work collaboratively to create an inclusive environment where pupils feel safe, happy, and supported in their personal growth. With a well-sequenced and ambitious curriculum, the school engages pupils through a variety of extracurricular activities and educational trips, fostering a holistic approach to education.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 407
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.11%
Girls: 48.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 38.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 28 48
2 30 30 60
3 29 33 62
4 35 25 60
5 39 22 61
6 30 31 61

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 56%
White, Other 12.8%
Indian 10.3%
Asian, Other 5.7%
Unclassified 4.2%
African 2.7%
White & Asian 2%
Mixed, Other 1.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 04 May 2023
Date Report
04 May 2023 School inspection
21 Nov 2017 Full inspection:
16 Jan 2013 Full inspection:
01 Feb 2011 Full inspection:
12 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
18 Jun 2008 Monitoring visit
05 Feb 2008 Monitoring visit
10 Jul 2007 Full inspection:
04 Nov 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • High expectations of pupil behaviour
  • Inclusive environment and pastoral support
  • Engagement in extracurricular activities
  • Well-sequenced early reading curriculum
  • Good teacher subject knowledge and presentation
  • Effective safeguarding arrangements
  • Support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum needs strengthening in some subjects
  • Assessment systems not fully effective in some areas

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2%

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 107
Maths 106

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 0.5
Writing 1.1
Maths 2.8

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 18 3
Third Preference 12 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

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