Walliscote Primary School
Walliscote Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1UY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXTEND LEARNING ACADEMIES NETWORK
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shelley Flanagan
- Sponsor
- Extend Learning Academies Network
- Constituency
- Weston-Super-Mare
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 275
- URN
- 144922
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01934621954
About this school
Walliscote Primary School is a primary academy in Weston-Super-Mare. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 275 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Walliscote 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. 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 | 38 | 42 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 36% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 52% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 57% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 71% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| 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 Walliscote 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 | 36% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 284 |
| 2023/24 | 309 |
| 2024/25 | 306 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walliscote Primary School compares
Walliscote Primary School ranked 49th of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 7.4% | 32.7% | 275 | — |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | 48% | 5.3% | 8.6% | 194 | 0.3 miles |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | 57% | 5.4% | 23.2% | 193 | 0.4 miles |
| Ashcombe Primary School | 55% | 6.1% | 21.8% | 627 | 0.8 miles |
| Bournville Primary School | 24% | 7.1% | 57.1% | 494 | 1.0 miles |
| Windwhistle Primary School | 42% | 9% | 46.3% | 331 | 1.2 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)
- 32.68%
- English as an additional language
- 56.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.41%
- Persistent absence
- 21.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
-
Christ Church Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
-
Ashcombe Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
-
Bournville Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
-
Windwhistle Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
Other schools in Weston-Super-Mare
Walliscote Primary School ranks 17th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Weston-Super-Mare.
- Airfield Primary Academy Primary
- Ashcombe Primary School Primary
- Becket Primary School Primary
- Bournville Primary School Primary
- Castle Batch Primary School Academy Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Drakelow Park Flying High Academy Primary
- Herons' Moor Academy Primary
- Hutton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kewstoke Primary School Primary
- Locking Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Walliscote Primary School teach?
- Walliscote Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Weston-Super-Mare.
- Who is the headteacher of Walliscote Primary School?
- The headteacher of Walliscote Primary School is Mrs Shelley Flanagan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Walliscote Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walliscote 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 Walliscote Primary School?
- Walliscote Primary School has 275 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Walliscote Primary School full?
- Walliscote Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 275 on roll (87%), 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 Walliscote Primary School a faith school?
- No. Walliscote Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Walliscote Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Walliscote Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Walliscote Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Walliscote Primary School is part of EXTEND LEARNING ACADEMIES NETWORK. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Walliscote 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 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walliscote Primary School compare with other schools in North Somerset?
- Walliscote Primary School ranked 49th of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walliscote Primary School's absence rate?
- Walliscote Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walliscote Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walliscote 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 2 July 2026.