Wincanton Primary School
Station Road, Wincanton, BA9 9EL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Graeme Wilson
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 388
- URN
- 123667
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0196332132
About this school
Wincanton Primary School is a community primary school in Wincanton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 388 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 45% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 69% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 69% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 74% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Wincanton 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 | 47% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 381 |
| 2023/24 | 391 |
| 2024/25 | 396 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wincanton Primary School compares
Wincanton Primary School ranked 102nd of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 5% | 22% | 388 | — |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary | 59% | 4.9% | 18% | 107 | 0.2 miles |
| Horsington Church School | 50% | 7.7% | 5.4% | 93 | 2.6 miles |
| Abbas and Templecombe Church School | 64% | 6.4% | 28.8% | 109 | 3.5 miles |
| St George's Church of England School, Bourton | 53% | 3.9% | 7.6% | 142 | 3.7 miles |
| Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School | — | 4.3% | 14.3% | 49 | 4.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 March 2025
- 11 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.97%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 13.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary0.2 miles
Primary · Wincanton
-
Horsington Church School2.6 miles
Primary · Templecombe
-
Abbas and Templecombe Church School3.5 miles
Primary · Templecombe
-
St George's Church of England School, Bourton3.7 miles
Primary · Gillingham
-
Charlton Horethorne Church of England Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Sherborne
Other schools in Wincanton
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary Primary
- King Arthur's School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wincanton Primary School teach?
- Wincanton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wincanton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wincanton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wincanton Primary School is Mr Graeme Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wincanton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wincanton 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 big is Wincanton Primary School?
- Wincanton Primary School has 388 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wincanton Primary School full?
- Wincanton Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 388 on roll (92%), 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 Wincanton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wincanton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wincanton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wincanton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Wincanton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wincanton Primary School rank locally?
- Wincanton Primary School ranked 102nd of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wincanton Primary School's absence rate?
- Wincanton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wincanton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wincanton 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.