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Ashlands Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 141 pupils Crewkerne
Ofsted: Requires Improvement
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Ashlands Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Crewkerne for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 141 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Ashlands Church of England Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in November 2023 of its predecessor, Ashlands Church of England Primary School. In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has more teachers for its size than most primary schools: 14.2 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.

Ofsted inspection: July 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address North Street
Crewkerne
Somerset
TA18 7AL
Phone 0146073437
Reference Number 150070

General Makeup

Number of pupils 141
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 44.68%
Girls: 55.32%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 5 10 15
2 8 13 21
3 12 12 24
4 12 11 23
5 9 10 19
6 9 15 24

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.7%
Unclassified 3.5%
Mixed, Other 2.8%
African 2.1%
White & Asian 1.4%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
White, Other 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
Irish 0.7%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Ashlands Church of England Primary School, inspected in November 2023.

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Jul 2024 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5%

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 103
Maths 101
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 5 0
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Ashlands Church of England Primary School had 168 pupils for 205 places. 37 places (18.0%) were unfilled.

Reception intake in the “Crewkerne & Ilminster Primary” planning area

Somerset counted 153 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 143 in 2029–30, down 7%.

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 Ashlands Church of England Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2025
Authorised absence 4.7%
Unauthorised absence 1.3%
Severely absent pupils 1.3%

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, 1.2% of pupils at Ashlands Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 1.2
Permanent exclusions 0

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 Ashlands Church of England Primary School had 14.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 13.49.5
Teachers who left state teaching 10.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 45.5%–
Sick days per teacher 4.4–

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, 9.2% of pupils at Ashlands Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 8 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2 0
Social, emotional and mental health 2 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 0 1
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

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 Ashlands Church of England Primary School received £7,597 and spent £7,530 for each of its 170 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £206,000 (£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

2025
Revenue reserve £206,000
per pupil £1,212
In-year balance £11,000
per pupil £67

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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Kithill, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 8AS
0.64 miles
Maiden Beech Academy
Lyme Road, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 8HG
0.83 miles
Perrott Hill School Limited
North Perrott, Crewkerne, TA18 7SL
1.67 miles
Merriott Primary School
Church Street, Merriott, Somerset, TA16 5PT
1.72 miles
Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School
North Street, Haselbury Plucknett, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7RQ
2.03 miles
Hinton St George Church of England Primary School
West Street, Hinton St George, Somerset, TA17 8SA
2.1 miles
West Chinnock Church School
Scotts Way, West Chinnock, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7PU
2.73 miles
Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Fairoak Way, Mosterton, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3JQ
3.29 miles
South Petherton Junior School
Hayes End, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5AG
4.05 miles
Norton Sub Hamdon Church School
New Road, Norton Sub Hamdon, Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6SF
4.14 miles
South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School
Church Path, Hele Lane, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5DY
4.28 miles
Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Drimpton Road, Broadwindsor, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3QL
4.54 miles
Winsham Primary School
Church Street, Winsham, Near Chard, Somerset, TA20 4HU
4.7 miles
Shepton Beauchamp Church School
Church Street, Shepton Beauchamp, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0LQ
4.99 miles
Name Distance
Wadham School
Yeovil Road, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7NT
0.49 miles

All schools in Crewkerne · Somerset local authority: places and applications

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

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Ashlands Church of England Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in November 2023 of its predecessor, Ashlands Church of England Primary School.

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

Ashlands Church of England Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

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

Ashlands Church of England Primary School has 141 pupils on roll.

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

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

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

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

Where is Ashlands Church of England Primary School?

Ashlands Church of England Primary School is at North Street, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7AL.

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