Wembdon St George's Church School
Brantwood Road, Wembdon, Bridgwater, TA6 7PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Wallace
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Bath and Wells Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 294
- URN
- 144984
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01278451726
About this school
Wembdon St George's Church School is a Church of England primary academy in Bridgwater. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 294 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wembdon St George's Church 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
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 | 61 | 55 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 56% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 76% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 71% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 64% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Wembdon St George's Church 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 329 |
| 2023/24 | 319 |
| 2024/25 | 309 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wembdon St George's Church School compares
Wembdon St George's Church School ranked 135th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 5.2% | 17.2% | 294 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater | 54% | 6.3% | 13.4% | 199 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 490 | 0.6 miles |
| Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre | 59% | 7.9% | 46.9% | 382 | 0.7 miles |
| Northgate Primary School | 79% | 4.7% | 37.7% | 258 | 0.9 miles |
| Hamp Academy | 49% | 7.3% | 50.5% | 307 | 1.3 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
- 12 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.15%
- English as an additional language
- 18.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.17%
- Persistent absence
- 11.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater0.5 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
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St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
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Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre0.7 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Northgate Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Hamp Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
Other schools in Bridgwater
Wembdon St George's Church School ranks 23rd 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 ages does Wembdon St George's Church School teach?
- Wembdon St George's Church School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridgwater.
- Who is the headteacher of Wembdon St George's Church School?
- The headteacher of Wembdon St George's Church School is Mrs Clare Wallace, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wembdon St George's Church School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wembdon St George's Church 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 Wembdon St George's Church School?
- Wembdon St George's Church School has 294 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wembdon St George's Church School full?
- Wembdon St George's Church School has capacity for 420 pupils and 294 on roll (70%), 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 Wembdon St George's Church School a faith school?
- Yes. Wembdon St George's Church School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Does Wembdon St George's Church School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wembdon St George's Church School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Wembdon St George's Church School part of an academy trust?
- Wembdon St George's Church School is part of THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wembdon St George's Church School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wembdon St George's Church School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Wembdon St George's Church School ranked 135th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wembdon St George's Church School's absence rate?
- Wembdon St George's Church School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wembdon St George's Church School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wembdon St George's Church 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.