Stawley Primary School
Appley Cross, Ashbrittle, Wellington, TA21 0HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Jacqui Collier
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Wellington Area Rural Federation
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 65
- Pupils on roll
- 46
- URN
- 123706
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01823672486
About this school
Stawley Primary School is a community primary school in Wellington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 46 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 89% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 89% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 67% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.90 | - | - |
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 Stawley 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 | 90% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60 |
| 2023/24 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 53 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stawley Primary School compares
Stawley Primary School ranked 17th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% 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 | 78% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 46 | — |
| Webber's Church of England Primary School | 50% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 63 | 1.6 miles |
| Burlescombe Church of England Primary School | 86% | 5.6% | 28.3% | 30 | 2.5 miles |
| Sampford Arundel Community Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 25% | 43 | 2.7 miles |
| Langford Budville Church of England Primary School | 13% | 6.2% | 42.9% | 32 | 2.7 miles |
| Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 35.2% | 198 | 3.4 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.77%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Webber's Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Wellington
-
Burlescombe Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Tiverton
-
Sampford Arundel Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Wellington
-
Langford Budville Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Wellington
-
Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Wellington
Other schools in Wellington
Stawley Primary School ranks 1st of the 9 ranked primary schools in Wellington.
- Beech Grove Primary School Primary
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School Primary
- Langford Budville Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sampford Arundel Community Primary School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Webber's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wellesley Park Primary School Primary
- West Buckland Primary School Primary
- Court Fields School Secondary
- Wellington School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Stawley Primary School teach?
- Stawley Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wellington.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Stawley Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Stawley Primary School is Mrs Jacqui Collier, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stawley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stawley 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 Stawley Primary School?
- Stawley Primary School has 46 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Stawley Primary School full?
- Stawley Primary School has capacity for 65 pupils and 46 on roll (71%), 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 Stawley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stawley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stawley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stawley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Stawley Primary School?
- Stawley Primary School is part of the Wellington Area Rural Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stawley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stawley Primary School rank locally?
- Stawley Primary School ranked 17th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% 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 Stawley Primary School's absence rate?
- Stawley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stawley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stawley 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.