Meare Village Primary School
St Mary's Road, Meare, Glastonbury, BA6 9SP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Abi Isherwood
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 123653
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01458860228
About this school
Meare Village Primary School is a community primary school in Glastonbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 100 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Meare Village Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 21 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 43% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 76% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 48% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 43% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Meare Village Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 96 |
| 2024/25 | 99 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Meare Village Primary School compares
Meare Village Primary School ranked 19th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 6.1% | 23.2% | 100 | — |
| Ashcott Primary School | 50% | 4.3% | 12.9% | 117 | 3.0 miles |
| St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | 57% | 5.1% | 34.4% | 236 | 3.1 miles |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School | — | 6.5% | 32.1% | 184 | 3.2 miles |
| Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 81% | 5.7% | 22.5% | 129 | 3.2 miles |
| Elmhurst Junior School | — | 5.8% | 26.5% | 210 | 3.7 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.23%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.1%
- Persistent absence
- 9.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashcott Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School3.1 miles
Primary · Glastonbury
-
St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School3.2 miles
Primary · Glastonbury
-
Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Street
-
Elmhurst Junior School3.7 miles
Primary · Street
Other schools in Glastonbury
- Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School Primary
- Butleigh Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School Primary
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School Primary
- West Pennard Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Dunstan's School Secondary
- Tor School Local authority maintained schools
- Millfield Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Meare Village Primary School teach?
- Meare Village Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Glastonbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Meare Village Primary School?
- The headteacher of Meare Village Primary School is Ms Abi Isherwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Meare Village Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Meare Village Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Meare Village Primary School?
- Meare Village Primary School has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Meare Village Primary School full?
- Meare Village Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 100 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Meare Village Primary School a faith school?
- No. Meare Village Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Meare Village Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Meare Village Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Meare Village Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Meare Village Primary School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Meare Village Primary School ranked 19th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Meare Village Primary School's absence rate?
- Meare Village Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Meare Village Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Meare Village 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 30 June 2026.