Ashcombe Primary School
Earlham Grove, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3JW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KALEIDOSCOPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Penny
- Constituency
- Weston-Super-Mare
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 627
- URN
- 144924
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01934620141
About this school
Ashcombe Primary School is a primary academy in Weston-Super-Mare. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 627 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ashcombe 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
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
- Needs attention
- 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 | 90 | 90 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 56% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 68% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 73% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 63% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Ashcombe 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 | 50% | 59.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 620 |
| 2023/24 | 632 |
| 2024/25 | 624 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashcombe Primary School compares
Ashcombe Primary School ranked 44th of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 6.1% | 21.8% | 627 | — |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | 57% | 5.4% | 23.2% | 193 | 0.5 miles |
| Milton Park Primary School | 54% | 6.3% | 27.6% | 327 | 0.7 miles |
| Walliscote Primary School | 49% | 7.4% | 32.7% | 275 | 0.8 miles |
| Haywood Village Academy | 72% | 4% | 18.6% | 450 | 0.9 miles |
| Bournville Primary School | 24% | 7.1% | 57.1% | 494 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.79%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.13%
- Persistent absence
- 15.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
-
Milton Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Walliscote Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Haywood Village Academy0.9 miles
Primary · North Somerset
-
Bournville Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
Other schools in Weston-Super-Mare
Ashcombe Primary School ranks 15th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Weston-Super-Mare.
- Airfield Primary Academy 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
- Lympsham Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ashcombe Primary School teach?
- Ashcombe Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Weston-Super-Mare.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashcombe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ashcombe Primary School is Mr Chris Penny, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ashcombe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashcombe 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 Ashcombe Primary School?
- Ashcombe Primary School has 627 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ashcombe Primary School full?
- Ashcombe Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 627 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Ashcombe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ashcombe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashcombe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashcombe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ashcombe Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ashcombe Primary School is part of KALEIDOSCOPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ashcombe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ashcombe Primary School compare with other schools in North Somerset?
- Ashcombe Primary School ranked 44th of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ashcombe Primary School's absence rate?
- Ashcombe Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ashcombe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ashcombe 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.