Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Mill Close
Nether Stowey
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA5 1NX
Phone 01278732508
Reference Number 123789

Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance since its last inspection. The school is characterized by a warm and welcoming environment, where pupils exhibit positive attitudes towards learning and display excellent behavior. Leadership at the school is strong, with leaders effectively fostering a shared vision among staff, pupils, and governors, which has significantly enhanced parental confidence in the school. Furthermore, the curriculum is well sequenced and robustly monitored, contributing to a supportive educational experience for both pupils and staff.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 157
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.32%
Girls: 49.68%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 8 5 13
2 8 13 21
3 11 11 22
4 17 7 24
5 10 12 22
6 12 18 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.7%
White, Other 1.9%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
Unclassified 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
White & Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 13 Mar 2023
Date Report
13 Mar 2023 School inspection
27 Jun 2017 Short inspection
22 Jan 2013 Full inspection:
23 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
02 Mar 2010 Monitoring visit
17 Jun 2009 Full inspection:
04 Jul 2006 Full inspection:
08 Jul 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong community ties enhance pupil pride and engagement.
  • Pupils behave well and show positive attitudes towards learning.
  • Effective leadership promotes staff development and collaboration.
  • Well-sequenced curriculum tailored to mixed-age classes.
  • High priority placed on reading with effective phonics instruction.
  • Pupils have access to a variety of extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Teachers' expectations occasionally do not challenge pupils sufficiently.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 104
Maths 104

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 1.5
Writing 1.3
Maths -0.5

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2025 Admissions

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

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