Haywood Village Academy

Haywood Village Academy continues to perform exceptionally well since its last inspection, demonstrating that it has effectively maintained its high standards. The school is renowned for its supportive environment where pupils thrive academically and socially, thanks to strong relationships between staff and students. The curriculum is ambitious and tailored to support the diverse needs of all students, including those who are disadvantaged or have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Pupils exhibit impressive attitudes towards learning, displaying motivation, pride in their work, and are well-prepared for future educational challenges.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education with high expectations for all pupils.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils create a supportive learning environment.
• Ambitious and effective curriculum that builds knowledge progressively.
• Outstanding support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Expert delivery of a comprehensive reading program leading to confident readers.
• Extensive personal development program promoting positive citizenship.

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 Haywood Village Academy attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.2% 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, 2.2% of pupils at Haywood Village Academy 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 Haywood Village Academy had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.0% 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, 9.3% of pupils at Haywood Village Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% 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 2024–25 Haywood Village Academy received £6,790 and spent £7,240 for each of its 436 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £254,000 (£584 per pupil).

Across all 33 schools of Cabot Learning Federation, income was £8,647 and spending £8,763 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 Weston-Super-Mare · North Somerset local authority: places and applications

Haywood Village Academy is part of Cabot Learning Federation, which runs 34 schools. The nearest others:

• Airfield Primary Academy Weston-Super-Mare
• Hans Price Academy Weston-Super-Mare
• Winterstoke Hundred Academy Weston-Super-Mare
• Broadoak Academy Weston-Super-Mare
• Uphill Village Academy Weston-Super-Mare
• Herons' Moor Academy Weston-Super-Mare
• Lime Hills Academy Nailsea
• Woodlands Academy Bristol
• Waycroft Academy Bristol
• Evergreen Primary Academy Bristol

What is Haywood Village Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Haywood Village Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Haywood Village Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Haywood Village Academy was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Haywood Village Academy have?

Haywood Village Academy has 450 pupils on roll.

What age range does Haywood Village Academy cover?

Haywood Village Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Haywood Village Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Haywood Village Academy?

Haywood Village Academy is at 20 Whitney Crescent, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, BS24 8ES.