Mary Elton Primary School

Mary Elton Primary School has improved to a good standard overall, showcasing notable strengths in the quality of education, student behavior, and personal development. Staff have cultivated a nurturing and safe environment where pupils thrive academically and socially. The commitment to enhancing the curriculum has resulted in engaged and eager learners, particularly in early reading. However, there are challenges in meeting the specific needs of some pupils with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), who do not receive the tailored support necessary for their success. Overall, the school has made significant strides since its last inspection, which found it required improvement.

Strengths

• Strong social skills fostered among pupils
• Nurturing relationships between staff and pupils
• Effective support for most pupils with SEND
• Diligent improvement of the quality of education
• Engagement and enthusiasm for reading among pupils
• Well-structured curriculum promoting complex knowledge

Areas for Improvement

• Inadequate support for some pupils with complex SEND
• Teaching does not consistently deepen subject knowledge for all pupils

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 Mary Elton Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.0% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Mary Elton 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 Mary Elton Primary School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.1% 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, 15.3% of pupils at Mary Elton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 Mary Elton Primary School received £6,503 and spent £6,597 for each of its 345 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £113,000 (£327 per pupil).

Across all 26 schools of Futura Learning Partnership, income was £7,630 and spending £7,598 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 Clevedon · North Somerset local authority: places and applications

Mary Elton Primary School is part of Futura Learning Partnership, which runs 26 schools. The nearest others:

• Yeo Moor Primary School Clevedon
• St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary School Clevedon
• All Saints Church of England Primary School Clevedon
• Clevedon School Clevedon
• Chestnut Park Primary Yatton
• Tickenham Church of England Primary School Clevedon
• Four Acres Academy Bristol
• Bedminster Down School Bristol
• Cheddar Grove Primary School Bristol
• Wansdyke Primary School Bristol

What is Mary Elton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Mary Elton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mary Elton Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Mary Elton Primary School have?

Mary Elton Primary School has 347 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mary Elton Primary School cover?

Mary Elton Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mary Elton Primary School?

Mary Elton Primary School is at Mary Elton Primary School, Holland Road, Clevedon, North Somerset, Somerset, BS21 7SX.