Mary Elton Primary School
Mary Elton Primary School, Holland Road, North Somerset, BS21 7SX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Newell
- Sponsor
- Futura Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- North Somerset
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 347
- URN
- 143991
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01275876432
About this school
Mary Elton Primary School is a primary academy in North Somerset. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 347 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 59 | 54 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 65% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 78% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% | 76% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 83% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
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 Mary Elton 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 | North Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32% | 59.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 373 |
| 2023/24 | 360 |
| 2024/25 | 345 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mary Elton Primary School compares
Mary Elton Primary School ranked 7th of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.2% | 12.2% | 347 | — |
| St John the Evangelist Church School | 67% | 3.7% | 8.3% | 259 | 0.3 miles |
| Yeo Moor Primary School | 77% | 4.3% | 14.4% | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary School | 84% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 325 | 1.2 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 53% | 3.5% | 6.6% | 130 | 1.5 miles |
| Chestnut Park Primary | — | 4.3% | 14.2% | 197 | 2.4 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)
- 12.17%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.21%
- Persistent absence
- 7.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John the Evangelist Church School0.3 miles
Primary · Clevedon
-
Yeo Moor Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Clevedon
-
St Nicholas Chantry Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Clevedon
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Clevedon
-
Chestnut Park Primary2.4 miles
Primary · Yatton
Other schools in North Somerset
- Haywood Village Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mary Elton Primary School teach?
- Mary Elton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in North Somerset.
- Who is the headteacher of Mary Elton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mary Elton Primary School is Mr Thomas Newell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mary Elton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mary Elton 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 Mary Elton Primary School?
- Mary Elton Primary School has 347 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Mary Elton Primary School full?
- Mary Elton Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 347 on roll (83%), 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 Mary Elton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mary Elton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mary Elton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mary Elton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Mary Elton Primary School?
- Mary Elton Primary School is part of FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mary Elton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mary Elton Primary School rank locally?
- Mary Elton Primary School ranked 7th of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mary Elton Primary School's absence rate?
- Mary Elton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mary Elton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mary Elton 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 10 July 2026.