Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Ham Street, Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, BA6 8PX
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Greenwell
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 74
- URN
- 123740
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Glastonbury. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 74 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
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 | 13 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 54% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 85% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 20% | 62% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 77% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 110.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 93.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.60 | - | - |
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 Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 0% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 88 |
| 2024/25 | 74 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 6% | 20.3% | 74 | — |
| Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School | — | — | — | 70 | 0.0 miles |
| Butleigh Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 98 | 1.6 miles |
| West Pennard Church of England Primary School | 62% | 4.7% | 10.2% | 219 | 2.1 miles |
| Keinton Mandeville Primary School | 71% | 3.6% | 9% | 149 | 2.8 miles |
| Elmhurst Junior School | — | 5.8% | 26.5% | 210 | 3.6 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)
- 20.27%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.95%
- Persistent absence
- 22.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Glastonbury
-
Butleigh Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Glastonbury
-
West Pennard Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Glastonbury
-
Keinton Mandeville Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Somerton
-
Elmhurst Junior School3.6 miles
Primary · Street
Other schools in Glastonbury
- Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School Primary
- Butleigh Church of England Primary School Primary
- Meare Village 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 year groups does Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Glastonbury.
- Has Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 74 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Baltonsborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 8 July 2025.