Othery Village School

Othery Village School has performed commendably in its first full inspection, securing a 'Good' rating across all key areas. The school has successfully established a broad and balanced curriculum that prioritizes reading and has fostered a positive and inclusive environment where pupils feel engaged and valued. Staff members demonstrate high expectations of their students, which cultivates a strong sense of pride in academic work and collaboration among pupils. The school is in a stable position after experiencing a turbulent period, and the leadership team shows ambition for the pupils' educational outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and known by adults who maintain positive relationships.
• The curriculum is broad, and reading is a high priority.
• Effective teaching of phonics supports early reading development.
• Pupils with SEND make good progress alongside their peers.
• A strong culture of respect, honesty, and trust is evident throughout the school.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, the key knowledge that pupils need to learn is not clearly identified.
• Assessment practices are inconsistent in identifying gaps in pupil knowledge outside of phonics.

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 Othery Village School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Othery Village 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 2024–25 Othery Village School had 24.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.8). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 100.0% 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, 14.5% of pupils at Othery Village School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 Othery Village School received £7,544 and spent £6,543 for each of its 47 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £83,000 (£1,775 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Ppat Education, income was £6,174 and spending £6,106 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

Othery Village School is part of Ppat Education, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Middlezoy Primary School Bridgwater
• Huish Episcopi Primary School Langport
• Hambridge Community Primary School Langport
• Butleigh Church of England Primary School Glastonbury
• Ash Church of England Primary School Martock
• Ilchester Community School Yeovil
• Kingfisher Primary School Yeovil
• Lovington Church of England Primary School Castle Cary
• Preston CofE Primary School Yeovil
• Countess Gytha Primary School Yeovil

What is Othery Village School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Othery Village School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Othery Village School last inspected by Ofsted?

Othery Village School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Othery Village School have?

Othery Village School has 62 pupils on roll.

What age range does Othery Village School cover?

Othery Village School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Othery Village School?

Othery Village School is at Othery, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA7 0PX.