Horrington Primary School
West Horrington, Wells, BA5 3EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Hannah Maggs
- Sponsor
- The Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 117
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 139617
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01749673516
About this school
Horrington Primary School is a primary academy in Wells. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 100 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Horrington 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 38% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 63% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 44% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 75% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| 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 Horrington 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 | 46% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 102 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Horrington Primary School compares
Horrington Primary School ranked 95th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.8% | 15.5% | 100 | — |
| Stoberry Park School | — | — | — | 303 | 1.4 miles |
| St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 160 | 1.9 miles |
| Croscombe Church of England Primary School | — | 8.5% | 20% | 42 | 2.1 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School | — | — | — | 170 | 2.4 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School | — | 6.5% | 20.7% | 154 | 2.5 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)
- 15.53%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 7.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoberry Park School1.4 miles
Primary · Wells
-
St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Wells
-
Croscombe Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Wells
-
St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School2.4 miles
Primary · Wells
-
St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School2.5 miles
Primary · Wells
Other schools in Wells
- Coxley Primary School Primary
- Croscombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Priddy Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School Primary
- St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Lawrence's CofE Primary School Primary
- Stoberry Park School Primary
- Wookey Primary School Primary
- The Blue School Secondary
- Wells Cathedral School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Horrington Primary School teach?
- Horrington Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wells.
- Who is the headteacher of Horrington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Horrington Primary School is Miss Hannah Maggs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Horrington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Horrington 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 Horrington Primary School?
- Horrington Primary School has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Horrington Primary School full?
- Horrington Primary School has capacity for 117 pupils and 100 on roll (85%), 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 Horrington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Horrington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Horrington Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Horrington Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Horrington Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Horrington Primary School is part of THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Horrington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Horrington Primary School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Horrington Primary School ranked 95th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Horrington Primary School's absence rate?
- Horrington Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Horrington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Horrington 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 1 July 2026.