St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School

St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School is maintaining its status as a good school, characterized by a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and supported. The school is well-regarded by parents, who appreciate the care and attention their children receive. In classrooms, pupils demonstrate high levels of engagement and commitment to their learning, whilst relationships with staff are strong, fostering a sense of community and belonging among the students. The school's curriculum is broad and ambitious, particularly in reading and mathematics, ensuring that most pupils make good progress.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, feel safe, and enjoy their learning.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils contribute to a positive school environment.
• Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• A strong phonics program helps most pupils to read fluently by the end of key stage 1.
• Pupils participate in a diverse range of activities that enrich their education.
• Effective safeguarding measures are in place to protect the welfare of pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• In art and a few other subjects, important knowledge is not fully identified.
• Teaching does not always enable pupils to build on what they already know.

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 St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-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 St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School had 28.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 11.7% of pupils at St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-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 2023–24 St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School received £7,612 and spent £7,490 for each of its 147 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £178,000 (£1,211 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Wessex Learning Trust, income was £7,190 and spending £7,340 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wells · Somerset local authority: places and applications

St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School is part of Wessex Learning Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School Wells
• Croscombe Church of England Primary School Wells
• Draycott & Rodney Stoke Church of England First School Draycott
• Crispin School Academy Street
• Elmhurst Junior School Street
• Fairlands Middle School Cheddar
• The Kings of Wessex Academy Cheddar
• Wedmore First School Academy Wedmore
• Cheddar First School Cheddar
• Stoke St Michael Primary School Radstock

What is St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School have?

St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School has 154 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School cover?

St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School?

St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School is at Keward Walk, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1TZ.