Eastover Primary School
Wellington Road, Bridgwater, TA6 5EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Beverley Alcock
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 403
- URN
- 123679
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01278422693
About this school
Eastover Primary School is a community primary school in Bridgwater. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 403 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 56 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 70% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 84% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 91% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 75% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Eastover 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 | 66% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 412 |
| 2024/25 | 407 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eastover Primary School compares
Eastover Primary School ranked 54th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.8% | 28% | 403 | — |
| Northgate Primary School | 79% | 4.7% | 37.7% | 258 | 0.5 miles |
| St John and St Francis Church School | 56% | 4.3% | 22.8% | 421 | 0.7 miles |
| Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre | 59% | 7.9% | 46.9% | 382 | 0.9 miles |
| Hamp Nursery and Infants' School | — | 8.1% | 33.2% | 234 | 0.9 miles |
| Hamp Academy | 49% | 7.3% | 50.5% | 307 | 1.0 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)
- 28.01%
- English as an additional language
- 31.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.76%
- Persistent absence
- 21.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northgate Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
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St John and St Francis Church School0.7 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
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Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre0.9 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School0.9 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Hamp Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
Other schools in Bridgwater
Eastover Primary School ranks 9th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Bridgwater.
- Ashcott Primary School Primary
- Cannington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Catcott Primary School Primary
- Enmore Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hamp Academy Primary
- Hamp Nursery and Infants' School Primary
- Kingsmoor Primary School Primary
- Middlezoy Primary School Primary
- Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Newton Community Primary School Primary
- North Petherton Primary School Primary
- Northgate Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Eastover Primary School teach?
- Eastover Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridgwater.
- Who is the headteacher of Eastover Primary School?
- The headteacher of Eastover Primary School is Ms Beverley Alcock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eastover Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eastover 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 Eastover Primary School?
- Eastover Primary School has 403 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Eastover Primary School full?
- Eastover Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 403 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Eastover Primary School a faith school?
- No. Eastover Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eastover Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Eastover Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Eastover Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eastover Primary School rank locally?
- Eastover Primary School ranked 54th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eastover Primary School's absence rate?
- Eastover Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eastover Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eastover 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.