Locking Primary School
Meadow Drive, Locking, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXTEND LEARNING ACADEMIES NETWORK
- Headteacher
- Mrs Roxanne Simpson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Extend Learning Academies Network
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Weston-Super-Mare
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 430
- Pupils on roll
- 386
- URN
- 144926
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01934822867
About this school
Locking Primary School is a primary academy in Weston-Super-Mare. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 386 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Locking 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 | 57 | 53 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 57% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 68% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 75% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 75% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Locking 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 | 49% | 59.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 276 |
| 2023/24 | 281 |
| 2024/25 | 344 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Locking Primary School compares
Locking Primary School ranked 42nd of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.3% | 21.8% | 386 | — |
| Parklands Educate Together Primary | 47% | 6% | 20.2% | 424 | 0.1 miles |
| Hutton Church of England Primary School | 38% | 5.3% | 11.1% | 200 | 1.1 miles |
| Herons' Moor Academy | 73% | 5.3% | 18.1% | 447 | 1.3 miles |
| Mead Vale Community Primary School | 63% | 4.3% | 22.2% | 203 | 1.6 miles |
| Haywood Village Academy | 72% | 4% | 18.6% | 450 | 1.7 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)
- 21.75%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 12.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parklands Educate Together Primary0.1 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Hutton Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
-
Herons' Moor Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
-
Mead Vale Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Haywood Village Academy1.7 miles
Primary · North Somerset
Other schools in Weston-Super-Mare
Locking Primary School ranks 13th 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
- Lympsham Church of England Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Locking Primary School teach?
- Locking Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Weston-Super-Mare.
- Who is the headteacher of Locking Primary School?
- The headteacher of Locking Primary School is Mrs Roxanne Simpson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Locking Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Locking 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 Locking Primary School?
- Locking Primary School has 386 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Locking Primary School full?
- Locking Primary School has capacity for 430 pupils and 386 on roll (90%), 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 Locking Primary School a faith school?
- No. Locking Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Locking Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Locking Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Locking Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Locking 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.
- What SEN provision does Locking Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Locking Primary School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Locking Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Locking Primary School compare with other schools in North Somerset?
- Locking Primary School ranked 42nd of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Locking Primary School's absence rate?
- Locking Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Locking Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Locking 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.