Spaxton CofE Primary School
High Street, Spaxton, Bridgwater, TA5 1BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- QUANTOCK EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Rood
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Sponsor
- Quantock Education Trust
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 51
- URN
- 147324
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01278671409
About this school
Spaxton CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Bridgwater. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 51 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 55% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 73% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 55% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 64% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Spaxton CofE 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70 |
| 2023/24 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 47 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Spaxton CofE Primary School compares
Spaxton CofE Primary School ranked 144th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 3.8% | 14.9% | 51 | — |
| Enmore Church of England Primary School | 68% | 4.8% | 8.2% | 144 | 1.4 miles |
| Cannington Church of England Primary School | 71% | 5.1% | 15.2% | 171 | 2.7 miles |
| Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.5% | 14.7% | 144 | 3.0 miles |
| St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 490 | 3.5 miles |
| Wembdon St George's Church School | 44% | 5.2% | 17.2% | 294 | 3.6 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)
- 14.89%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.78%
- Persistent absence
- 6.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Enmore Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Cannington Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Wembdon St George's Church School3.6 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
Other schools in Bridgwater
Spaxton CofE Primary School ranks 24th 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 year groups does Spaxton CofE Primary School teach?
- Spaxton CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bridgwater.
- Who is the headteacher of Spaxton CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Spaxton CofE Primary School is Mrs Rachel Rood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Spaxton CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spaxton CofE 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 Spaxton CofE Primary School?
- Spaxton CofE Primary School has 51 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Spaxton CofE Primary School full?
- Spaxton CofE Primary School has capacity for 90 pupils and 51 on roll (57%), 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 Spaxton CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Spaxton CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Does Spaxton CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Spaxton CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Spaxton CofE Primary School?
- Spaxton CofE Primary School is part of QUANTOCK EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Spaxton CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Spaxton CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Spaxton CofE Primary School ranked 144th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Spaxton CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Spaxton CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Spaxton CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spaxton CofE 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 10 July 2026.