St Martin's Church of England Primary School

St Martin's Church of England Primary School is a 304-pupil church primary in the Kaleidoscope Multi Academy Trust. Inspectors found it performing strongly overall: attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing are all strong, and safeguarding standards are met. Pupils behave impeccably, attend well, feel safe and included, and benefit from a well-sequenced curriculum and highly effective support for those with SEND or other barriers. Early years provision is a particular strength, with tailored support helping children make strong progress from low starting points, and disadvantaged pupils achieve notably well. The main area for development is achievement, which is at the expected rather than strong standard. Although pupils are well prepared for secondary school and disadvantaged pupils perform particularly well, some older pupils have gaps in knowledge and do not recall prior learning securely in wider curriculum subjects. This is linked to a previously less well-defined curriculum in some subjects. Leaders' next steps rightly focus on continuing to improve curriculum implementation so that teaching consistently has an exceptional impact on all pupils, including those with SEND. Overall, this is a strong school with no safeguarding concerns and a clear capacity to improve further. Leaders, governors and the trust have robust systems, staff feel valued, and the school's inclusive, ambitious culture is a notable strength.

Strengths

• Pupils behave impeccably, showing high self-discipline and rarely disrupting lessons.
• Attendance has continued to rise and leaders' efforts make a notable difference.
• Bullying is not an issue; rare discrimination or harassment is dealt with quickly and consistently.
• The curriculum is consistently high quality, clearly sequenced and taught well across subjects and year groups.
• Teachers make highly effective adaptations that remove barriers for pupils with SEND and other needs.
• Early years provision is nurturing, inclusive and ambitious, with tailored support and strong progress from low starting points.
• Inclusion is highly successful, with detailed understanding of pupils' needs and effective use of additional funding.
• Leaders use insightful analysis, trust collaboration and external input to drive sustained improvement.
• Trustees and local governors provide robust strategic oversight and hold leaders to account.
• Staff feel valued, workload is considered, and professional development is highly effective.
• The personal development programme is comprehensive, coherent and tailored to pupils' needs.
• Pupils feel safe, valued and included, and their views are listened to and acted upon.
• Pupils have a deep understanding of fundamental British values and respect diversity.
• Disadvantaged pupils perform particularly well, including attaining in line with non-disadvantaged pupils nationally.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open and positive culture.

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement is at the expected standard rather than strong.
• Some older pupils have gaps in knowledge and do not recall prior learning securely in wider curriculum subjects.
• Previously, the curriculum in some subjects was not well defined, contributing to those gaps.
• Next steps require continued improvement in curriculum implementation to achieve exceptional teaching and consistently strong impact on all pupils, including those with SEND.

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 Martin's Church of England Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.1% 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, 1.6% of pupils at St Martin's Church of England 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 St Martin's Church of England Primary School had 16.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.9% 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, 14.9% of pupils at St Martin's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 St Martin's Church of England Primary School received £6,520 and spent £6,669 for each of its 304 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £337,000 (£1,109 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Kaleidoscope Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,746 and spending £6,505 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

St Martin's Church of England Primary School is part of Kaleidoscope Multi Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Worle Village Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Becket Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Ashcombe Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Christ Church Church of England Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Hutton Church of England Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Crockerne Church of England Primary School Bristol

What is St Martin's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Martin's Church of England Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was St Martin's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Martin's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does St Martin's Church of England Primary School have?

St Martin's Church of England Primary School has 262 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Martin's Church of England Primary School cover?

St Martin's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Martin's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Martin's Church of England Primary School?

St Martin's Church of England Primary School is at Spring Hill, Worle, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS22 9BQ.