Windwhistle Primary School
Kingsley Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 3TZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXTEND LEARNING ACADEMIES NETWORK
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heidi Hudd
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Extend Learning Academies Network
- Constituency
- Weston-Super-Mare
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 331
- URN
- 144925
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01934629145
About this school
Windwhistle Primary School is a primary academy in Weston-Super-Mare. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 331 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 41 | 53 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 13% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 34% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 26% | 45% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 28% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 98.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 95.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Windwhistle 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 | 46% | 59.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 13% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 333 |
| 2023/24 | 344 |
| 2024/25 | 336 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Windwhistle Primary School compares
Windwhistle Primary School ranked 53rd of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 9% | 46.3% | 331 | — |
| Bournville Primary School | 24% | 7.1% | 57.1% | 494 | 0.4 miles |
| Oldmixon Primary School | 77% | 6.3% | 46.3% | 223 | 0.6 miles |
| Uphill Village Academy | 78% | 4.3% | 15.4% | 309 | 0.8 miles |
| Haywood Village Academy | 72% | 4% | 18.6% | 450 | 0.9 miles |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | 48% | 5.3% | 8.6% | 194 | 1.0 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)
- 46.31%
- English as an additional language
- 21.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.96%
- Persistent absence
- 31.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bournville Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
-
Oldmixon Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Uphill Village Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Haywood Village Academy0.9 miles
Primary · North Somerset
-
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
Other schools in Weston-Super-Mare
Windwhistle Primary School ranks 20th 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 year groups does Windwhistle Primary School teach?
- Windwhistle Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Weston-Super-Mare.
- Who is the headteacher of Windwhistle Primary School?
- The headteacher of Windwhistle Primary School is Mrs Heidi Hudd, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Windwhistle Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Windwhistle 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 Windwhistle Primary School?
- Windwhistle Primary School has 331 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Windwhistle Primary School full?
- Windwhistle Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 331 on roll (79%), 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 Windwhistle Primary School a faith school?
- No. Windwhistle Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Windwhistle Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Windwhistle Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Windwhistle Primary School?
- Windwhistle 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 Windwhistle 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 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Windwhistle Primary School rank locally?
- Windwhistle Primary School ranked 53rd of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Windwhistle Primary School's absence rate?
- Windwhistle Primary School's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Windwhistle Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Windwhistle 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.