Ash Church of England Primary School
Main Street, Ash, Martock, TA12 6NS
This school is closed (it closed in May 2024).
It was replaced by Ash Church of England 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 Rebecca Bennett
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Constituency
- Somerton and Frome
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 120
- URN
- 123814
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
Ash Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Martock. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 120 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Ash Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - |
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 Ash Church of England 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 | 60% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ash Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 84% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 11.7% | 120 | — |
| Ash Church of England Primary School | 81% | 3.6% | 19.8% | 129 | 0.0 miles |
| Martock Church School | — | — | — | 169 | 1.2 miles |
| St Margaret's School, Tintinhull | 65% | 8% | 21.8% | 96 | 1.8 miles |
| Castle Primary School | 50% | 4.9% | 31.6% | 136 | 1.9 miles |
| Norton Sub Hamdon Church School | 57% | 4.8% | 12.5% | 63 | 2.9 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.7%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 12.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ash Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Martock
-
Martock Church School1.2 miles
Primary · Martock
-
St Margaret's School, Tintinhull1.8 miles
Primary · Yeovil
-
Castle Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-Sub-Hamdon
-
Norton Sub Hamdon Church School2.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-Sub-Hamdon
Other schools in Martock
- Ash Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School Primary
- Martock Church School Primary
- Hill View School Free Schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Ash Church of England Primary School teach?
- Ash Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Martock.
- Has Ash Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ash Church of England 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 Ash Church of England Primary School?
- Ash Church of England Primary School had 120 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Ash Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ash Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ash Church of England 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 9 July 2024.