Oldmixon Primary School

Oldmixon Primary School is a strongly inclusive school that is performing securely overall. Its early years provision and inclusion work are particular strengths: children get a strong start, staff are highly responsive to their needs, and disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND are identified and supported well. Pupils behave very well, feel safe, and benefit from an effective personal development programme. Leadership has an accurate view of the school, governance holds leaders to account, and safeguarding standards are met. The school is part of the Extend Learning Academies Network and serves a highly disadvantaged community, with free school meals well above the national average. Pupils typically achieve well in national tests, especially in mathematics, and disadvantaged pupils often outperform their peers nationally. However, attainment at the higher standard in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6 has been below average over time, and teaching does not yet enable enough pupils to deepen their knowledge and reach higher standards. Attendance is improving due to focused work with families, but overall absence and persistent absence remain above national averages, and some pupils' attendance is still not high enough.

Strengths

• Early years provision gives children a strong emotional, social and academic start.
• Staff interactions in early years are consistently high quality and build language and vocabulary well.
• Reading is a priority, with well-matched phonics books and prompt additional support.
• Inclusion is a major strength, with disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND well identified and supported.
• Pastoral support and pupil premium strategies make a positive difference to disadvantaged pupils.
• Pupils behave very well, are polite and respectful, and learning is rarely disturbed.
• Personal development is well designed, covering safety, relationships, British values and wider opportunities.
• Leaders have an accurate view of the school and take effective action on improvement priorities.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced, with effective assessment and teacher training.
• Disadvantaged pupils often achieve better than disadvantaged peers nationally, particularly in mathematics.
• Attendance is rising for all pupils, including those who have been persistently absent.
• Safeguarding standards are met.

Areas for Improvement

• Too few pupils reach the higher standards in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.
• Teaching does not consistently deepen pupils' knowledge and understanding enough for higher attainment.
• Overall absence and persistent absence remain above national averages.
• Some pupils' attendance is still not high enough.

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 Oldmixon Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.3% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Oldmixon 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 Oldmixon Primary School had 21.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 25.1% of pupils at Oldmixon Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.8% 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 Oldmixon Primary School received £7,567 and spent £7,712 for each of its 222 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £109,000 (£492 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Extend Learning Academies Network, income was £7,731 and spending £7,803 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

Oldmixon Primary School is part of Extend Learning Academies Network, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Windwhistle Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Bournville Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Walliscote Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Locking Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Milton Park Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Mead Vale Community Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Mendip Green Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Banwell Primary School Banwell

What is Oldmixon Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Oldmixon Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in February 2026.

When was Oldmixon Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Oldmixon Primary School was last inspected in February 2026.

How many pupils does Oldmixon Primary School have?

Oldmixon Primary School has 223 pupils on roll.

What age range does Oldmixon Primary School cover?

Oldmixon Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Oldmixon Primary School?

Oldmixon Primary School is at Monkton Avenue, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS24 9DA.