Paulton Infant School

Paulton Infant School is performing well overall, demonstrating good quality education across key areas such as behaviour, personal development, and leadership. The school fosters a caring and inclusive environment that supports pupils' personal growth and academic success. Parents express high satisfaction with the school's commitment to guidance and support, contributing to a positive atmosphere and strong relationships between staff and pupils.

Strengths

• Caring and supportive school ethos
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum
• Strong foundations in early years education
• High level of subject expertise among teachers
• Effective phonics programme and reading support
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
• Positive behaviour and attitudes towards learning
• Rich opportunities for pupils' spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum not fully embedded 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 Paulton Infant School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.8% 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, 6.7% of pupils at Paulton Infant 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 Paulton Infant School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.7% 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, 23.0% of pupils at Paulton Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% 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 Paulton Infant School received £7,720 and spent £7,834 for each of its 164 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £24,000 (-£146 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of The Partnership Trust, income was £9,672 and spending £9,897 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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Paulton Infant School is part of The Partnership Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Fosse Way School Bath
• Cameley CEVC Primary School Bristol
• Farmborough Church Primary School Bath
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School Radstock
• Marksbury CofE Primary School Bath
• Pensford Primary School Bristol
• Chew Magna Primary School Bristol
• Roundhill Primary School Bath
• Castle Primary School Bristol
• Moorlands Junior School Bath

What is Paulton Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Paulton Infant School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Paulton Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Paulton Infant School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Paulton Infant School have?

Paulton Infant School has 148 pupils on roll.

What age range does Paulton Infant School cover?

Paulton Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Paulton Infant School?

Paulton Infant School is at Plumptre Close, Paulton, Bristol, Somerset, BS39 7QY.