Catcott Primary School
Manor Road, Catcott, Bridgwater, TA7 9HD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Hannah Lintern
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- URN
- 123683
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01278722527
About this school
Catcott Primary School is a community primary school in Bridgwater. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 127 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Catcott 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. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 22 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 55% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 73% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 73% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 59% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Catcott 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 | 55% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 156 |
| 2023/24 | 144 |
| 2024/25 | 132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Catcott Primary School compares
Catcott Primary School ranked 81st of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.4% | 15.9% | 127 | — |
| Ashcott Primary School | 50% | 4.3% | 12.9% | 117 | 2.8 miles |
| Kingsmoor Primary School | 72% | 4.8% | 15.6% | 178 | 3.2 miles |
| Woolavington Village Primary School | 53% | 7.9% | 39.7% | 175 | 3.3 miles |
| Westonzoyland Community Primary School | 50% | 6.1% | 25.4% | 169 | 3.7 miles |
| Meare Village Primary School | 77% | 6.1% | 23.2% | 100 | 4.1 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)
- 15.91%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.43%
- Persistent absence
- 11.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashcott Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Kingsmoor Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Woolavington Village Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Westonzoyland Community Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Meare Village Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Glastonbury
Other schools in Bridgwater
Catcott Primary School ranks 12th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Bridgwater.
- Ashcott Primary School Primary
- Cannington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Eastover 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 ages does Catcott Primary School teach?
- Catcott Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridgwater.
- Who is the headteacher of Catcott Primary School?
- The headteacher of Catcott Primary School is Miss Hannah Lintern, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Catcott Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Catcott 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 Catcott Primary School?
- Catcott Primary School has 127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Catcott Primary School full?
- Catcott Primary School has capacity for 200 pupils and 127 on roll (64%), 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 Catcott Primary School a faith school?
- No. Catcott Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Catcott Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Catcott Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Catcott 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 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Catcott Primary School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Catcott Primary School ranked 81st of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Catcott Primary School's absence rate?
- Catcott Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Catcott Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Catcott 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.