Hemington Primary School

Hemington Primary School has been evaluated as providing a good quality of education in a supportive and nurturing environment. The executive headteacher, Alun Randell, leads the school as part of The Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, contributing to a strong community ethos that promotes kindness, fairness, respect, and ambition among pupils. The early years provision is particularly noteworthy, with children developing positive learning behaviors and confidence in a vibrant setting. The curriculum is ambitious and well sequenced, helping to engage pupils in their learning throughout the school. However, there are areas identified for improvement, particularly in refining the curriculum and enhancing assessment practices in some subjects.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils and staff
• Outstanding early years provision
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum
• High expectations for pupils’ behavior
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Pupils demonstrate compassion and respect for others

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum needs further refinement in some subjects
• Assessment practices are not yet effective in all subjects

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 Hemington Primary School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.2% 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, 1.8% of pupils at Hemington 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 Hemington Primary School had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 18.9% of pupils at Hemington Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% 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 Hemington Primary School received £8,909 and spent £9,310 for each of its 57 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £162,000 (-£2,851 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 · Somerset local authority: places and applications

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

• Somerset Studio School Radstock
• Writhlington School Radstock
• Shoscombe Church School Bath
• Trinity Church School Bath
• Peasedown St John Primary School Bath
• St Julian's Church School Bath
• Westfield Primary School Radstock
• Welton Primary School Radstock
• Norton Hill Academy Radstock
• Midsomer Norton Primary School Radstock

What is Hemington Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hemington Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Hemington Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hemington Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Hemington Primary School have?

Hemington Primary School has 53 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hemington Primary School cover?

Hemington Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hemington Primary School?

Hemington Primary School is at Hemington, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5XU.