Castle Batch Primary School Academy
Rawlins Avenue, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 7FN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PRIORY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Priory Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Weston-Super-Mare
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 415
- Pupils on roll
- 484
- URN
- 145630
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01934514552
About this school
Castle Batch Primary School Academy is a primary academy in Weston-Super-Mare. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 484 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Castle Batch Primary School Academy, 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 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 51% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 62% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 57% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 62% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| 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 Castle Batch Primary School Academy 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 | 57% | 59.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 415 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 434 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle Batch Primary School Academy compares
Castle Batch Primary School Academy ranked 31st of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.3% | 12% | 484 | — |
| St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School | 70% | 4.3% | 15.7% | 396 | 0.4 miles |
| Becket Primary School | 56% | 6.7% | 36.4% | 171 | 0.7 miles |
| St Georges Church School | 67% | 5.1% | 15.4% | 235 | 0.8 miles |
| Worle Village Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 26.7% | 158 | 1.0 miles |
| Mendip Green Primary School | 58% | 6.1% | 21.7% | 617 | 1.1 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)
- 11.98%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.33%
- Persistent absence
- 6.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mark's Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
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Becket Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
-
St Georges Church School0.8 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Worle Village Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
-
Mendip Green Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
Other schools in Weston-Super-Mare
Castle Batch Primary School Academy ranks 8th 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
- 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 Castle Batch Primary School Academy teach?
- Castle Batch Primary School Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Weston-Super-Mare.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle Batch Primary School Academy?
- The headteacher of Castle Batch Primary School Academy is Mrs Sally Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Castle Batch Primary School Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle Batch Primary School Academy, 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 Castle Batch Primary School Academy?
- Castle Batch Primary School Academy has 484 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Castle Batch Primary School Academy full?
- Castle Batch Primary School Academy has capacity for 415 pupils and 484 on roll (117%), 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 Castle Batch Primary School Academy a faith school?
- No. Castle Batch Primary School Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Castle Batch Primary School Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castle Batch Primary School Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Castle Batch Primary School Academy part of an academy trust?
- Castle Batch Primary School Academy is part of THE PRIORY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Castle Batch Primary School Academy have?
- The schools register lists Castle Batch Primary School Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Castle Batch Primary School Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castle Batch Primary School Academy compare with other schools in North Somerset?
- Castle Batch Primary School Academy ranked 31st of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castle Batch Primary School Academy's absence rate?
- Castle Batch Primary School Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle Batch Primary School Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle Batch Primary School Academy'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.