Banwell Primary School
West Street, Banwell, BS29 6DB
This school is closed (it closed in January 2023).
It was replaced by Banwell Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Pocock
- Constituency
- Weston-Super-Mare
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 129
- URN
- 109090
- Local authority
- North Somerset
About this school
Banwell Primary School was a community primary school in Banwell. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 129 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Banwell Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 |
| Writing progress | -1.50 |
| Maths progress | 0.00 |
How Banwell Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.3% | 17.8% | 129 | — |
| Banwell Primary School | 59% | 5.9% | 18.9% | 137 | 0.0 miles |
| Winscombe Primary School | 66% | 5% | 8.9% | 209 | 1.8 miles |
| Sandford Primary School | 75% | 5% | 14.9% | 131 | 1.8 miles |
| Parklands Educate Together Primary | 47% | 6% | 20.2% | 424 | 1.8 miles |
| Locking Primary School | 57% | 5.3% | 21.8% | 386 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.8%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Banwell Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Banwell
-
Winscombe Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Winscombe
-
Sandford Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Winscombe
-
Parklands Educate Together Primary1.8 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Locking Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
Other schools in Banwell
- Banwell Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Banwell Primary School teach?
- Banwell Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Banwell.
- Has Banwell Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Banwell Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Banwell Primary School?
- Banwell Primary School had 129 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Banwell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Banwell Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 28 October 2024.