Catcott Primary School

Catcott Primary School is performing well, receiving a 'Good' rating in all areas evaluated. The school fosters a happy and safe environment where pupils engage positively with the curriculum driven by strong values of curiosity, creativity, and compassion. Notably, the school has improved its curriculum significantly, ensuring pupils learn effectively and develop essential skills. However, while the school has strategies in place to support students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), it faces challenges with attendance for some groups, which impacts their learning continuity.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and safe, enjoying their time at school.
• The curriculum is well-structured and has improved significantly.
• Teachers provide effective support for early reading, enabling fluent readers.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils create a positive learning atmosphere.
• The school offers a diverse range of extra-curricular activities.
• Effective strategies are in place for pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of the reading curriculum in key stage 2.
• Some subjects lack depth in knowledge acquisition due to less developed curricula.
• Certain groups of pupils have irregular attendance, leading to learning gaps.

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 Catcott Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.3% 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, 2.3% of pupils at Catcott 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 Catcott Primary School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.0% 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, 11.8% of pupils at Catcott Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 Catcott Primary School received £7,574 and spent £7,701 for each of its 127 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £89,000 (£698 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 Catcott Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Catcott Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Catcott Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Catcott Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Catcott Primary School have?

Catcott Primary School has 127 pupils on roll.

What age range does Catcott Primary School cover?

Catcott Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Catcott Primary School?

Catcott Primary School is at Manor Road, Catcott, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 9HD.