Welton Primary School

Welton Primary School is performing well, having taken effective steps to maintain the standards set during its last inspection in June 2019. The school creates a warm and inviting environment where pupils feel safe, happy, and engaged in their learning. Strong relationships between staff and pupils help foster a positive atmosphere, and the recently revised curriculum successfully supports students in achieving well across subjects. The school is part of the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, which provides additional support in managing its governance and operations. While the school has notable strengths, particularly in fostering pupil engagement and maintaining high standards of behaviour, there are some areas needing attention. Writing and spelling accuracy among some pupils have been identified as concerns, with plans in place to improve these skills still in their early stages. The school's commitment to enhancing these areas indicates a proactive approach to continuous improvement, ensuring pupils are well-prepared for their next stage of education.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and happy at school.
• Strong relationships exist between staff and pupils.
• The school has implemented a new phonics curriculum effectively.
• Pupils achieve well in their learning.
• The curriculum is well sequenced and supports knowledge building.
• Pupils are enthusiastic and engaged in their work.
• Develops strong character through leadership roles and community involvement.
• Parents and carers express high levels of satisfaction with the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not form letters or spell words correctly.
• Plans to improve writing and spelling are still in early stages.

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 Welton Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.4% 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 Welton Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Welton Primary School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.0% 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, 15.0% of pupils at Welton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.2% 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 Welton Primary School received £7,617 and spent £6,912 for each of its 171 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £365,000 (£2,132 per pupil).

Across all 41 schools of Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, income was £8,730 and spending £8,608 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 Radstock · Bath and North East Somerset local authority: places and applications

Welton Primary School is part of Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, which runs 43 schools. The nearest others:

• Midsomer Norton Primary School Radstock
• Westfield Primary School Radstock
• St John's CofE Primary School Radstock
• Somervale Secondary School Radstock
• Norton Hill Academy Radstock
• Longvernal Primary School Radstock
• Norton Hill Primary School Midsomer Norton
• Trinity Church School Bath
• Writhlington School Radstock
• Somerset Studio School Radstock

What is Welton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Welton Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Welton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Welton Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Welton Primary School have?

Welton Primary School has 160 pupils on roll.

What age range does Welton Primary School cover?

Welton Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Welton Primary School?

Welton Primary School is at Radstock Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 2AG.