West Buckland Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address West Buckland
Wellington
Somerset
TA21 9LD
Phone 01823663376
Reference Number 145674

General Makeup

Number of pupils 121
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.76%
Girls: 51.24%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 12.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 6 3 9
2 7 9 16
3 6 8 14
4 7 7 14
5 3 13 16
6 9 6 15

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.4%
Unclassified 5.8%
White, Other 2.5%
Mixed, Other 2.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
20 Jul 2022 School inspection
04 May 2018 Academy conversion letter
22 Feb 2017 Short inspection
Previously as West Buckland Community Primary School
22 Feb 2017 Short inspection
20 Nov 2012 Full inspection:
20 Nov 2012 Full inspection:
02 Feb 2011 Full inspection:
02 Feb 2011 Full inspection:
19 Mar 2008 Full inspection:
19 Mar 2008 Full inspection:
01 Dec 2003 Full inspection
01 Dec 2003 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 60%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.6
Writing -1.5
Maths -1.3

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 9 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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