Stogursey Church of England Primary School

Stogursey Church of England Primary School has room for improvement, particularly in pupils' academic achievement, where gaps in knowledge in reading, writing, and mathematics persist. The school benefits from a strong focus on safeguarding, with leaders fostering a culture where all members feel safe and supported. Despite challenges, the school environment is calm, and pupils exhibit positive behaviours, contributing to a nurturing community atmosphere. However, the impacts of recent staff turnover and inconsistent teaching methods have hindered pupils' overall learning outcomes.

Strengths

• Strong focus on safeguarding with a supportive school culture.
• Pupils display kindness and positive attitudes towards each other.
• Wide range of personal development opportunities for pupils.
• High-quality pastoral support leads to positive pupils' welfare.
• Leaders are ambitious for all pupils and prioritize staff development.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils have gaps in knowledge affecting achievement in core subjects.
• Teaching is inconsistent, failing to address students' knowledge gaps.
• The early years curriculum does not effectively prepare children for Year 1.
• Support for pupils with SEND is not consistently effective.
• Governance decisions have not yet led to rapid improvement in outcomes.

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 Stogursey Church of England Primary School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.1% 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, 6.5% of pupils at Stogursey 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 Stogursey Church of England Primary School had 17.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 90.9% 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, 31.2% of pupils at Stogursey Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% 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 Stogursey Church of England Primary School received £11,363 and spent £11,919 for each of its 62 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £75,000 (£1,212 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Quantock Education Trust, income was £8,683 and spending £8,668 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 Bridgwater · Somerset local authority: places and applications

Stogursey Church of England Primary School is part of Quantock Education Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Spaxton CofE Primary School Bridgwater
• Haygrove School Bridgwater
• Merriott Primary School Merriott
• Ashlands Church of England Primary School Crewkerne
• St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Crewkerne
• Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School Crewkerne
• Sexey's School Bruton

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Stogursey Church of England Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was Stogursey Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stogursey Church of England Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does Stogursey Church of England Primary School have?

Stogursey Church of England Primary School has 64 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stogursey Church of England Primary School cover?

Stogursey Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stogursey Church of England Primary School?

Stogursey Church of England Primary School is at Tower Hill, Stogursey, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1PR.