Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre
Westover Green, Bridgwater, TA6 7HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Jo Hale
- Sponsor
- Futura Learning Partnership
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 382
- URN
- 144437
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01278422943
About this school
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre is a primary academy in Bridgwater. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 382 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 49 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 53% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 6% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 61% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 71% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 57% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre 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 | 48% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 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 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 406 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 409 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre compares
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre ranked 84th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 7.9% | 46.9% | 382 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater | 54% | 6.3% | 13.4% | 199 | 0.2 miles |
| Northgate Primary School | 79% | 4.7% | 37.7% | 258 | 0.4 miles |
| Hamp Academy | 49% | 7.3% | 50.5% | 307 | 0.6 miles |
| Hamp Nursery and Infants' School | — | 8.1% | 33.2% | 234 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 490 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report31 March 2026
- 15 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.94%
- English as an additional language
- 24.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.88%
- Persistent absence
- 21.93%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater0.2 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
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Northgate Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
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Hamp Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
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Hamp Nursery and Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
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St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
Other schools in Bridgwater
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre ranks 13th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Bridgwater.
- Ashcott Primary School Primary
- Cannington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Catcott Primary School Primary
- Eastover Primary School Primary
- Enmore Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hamp Academy Primary
- Hamp Nursery and Infants' School Primary
- Kingsmoor Primary School Primary
- Middlezoy Primary School Primary
- Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School Primary
- North Newton Community Primary School Primary
- North Petherton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre teach?
- Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridgwater.
- Who is the headteacher of Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre?
- The headteacher of Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre is Miss Jo Hale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre, 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 Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre?
- Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre has 382 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre full?
- Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre has capacity for 420 pupils and 382 on roll (91%), 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 Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre a faith school?
- No. Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre?
- Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre 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.
- What SEN provision does Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre have?
- The schools register lists Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre rank locally?
- Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre ranked 84th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre's absence rate?
- Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre'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 2 July 2026.