St Anne's Church Academy
Bristol Road, Hewish, Weston Super Mare, BS24 6RT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE PRIORY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Hardy - Smith
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Priory Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 451
- URN
- 145631
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01934520461
About this school
St Anne's Church Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Weston Super Mare. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 451 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 5 May 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 | 52 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 65% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 73% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 75% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 72% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 St Anne's Church 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 | 71% | 59.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 389 |
| 2023/24 | 385 |
| 2024/25 | 372 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Anne's Church Academy compares
St Anne's Church Academy ranked 19th of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.8% | 9.4% | 451 | — |
| St Georges Church School | 67% | 5.1% | 15.4% | 235 | 1.6 miles |
| Chestnut Park Primary | — | 4.3% | 14.2% | 197 | 2.1 miles |
| Castle Batch Primary School Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 12% | 484 | 2.1 miles |
| Yatton Infant School | — | 4.4% | 9.5% | 177 | 2.3 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | 83% | 4.6% | 13.9% | 184 | 2.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.41%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 11.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Georges Church School1.6 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
-
Chestnut Park Primary2.1 miles
Primary · Yatton
-
Castle Batch Primary School Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
-
Yatton Infant School2.3 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Bristol
Common questions
- What year groups does St Anne's Church Academy teach?
- St Anne's Church Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Weston Super Mare.
- Who is the headteacher of St Anne's Church Academy?
- The headteacher of St Anne's Church Academy is Mrs Emma Hardy - Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Anne's Church Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Anne's Church 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 big is St Anne's Church Academy?
- St Anne's Church Academy has 451 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Anne's Church Academy full?
- St Anne's Church Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 451 on roll (107%), 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 St Anne's Church Academy a faith school?
- Yes. St Anne's Church Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Does St Anne's Church Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Anne's Church Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Anne's Church Academy?
- St Anne's Church 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.
- How have St Anne's Church Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Anne's Church Academy rank locally?
- St Anne's Church Academy ranked 19th of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Anne's Church Academy's absence rate?
- St Anne's Church Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Anne's Church Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Anne's Church 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.