St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Old Road, Writhlington, Radstock, BA3 3NG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Cathie Lampert
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 147993
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01761434548
About this school
St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Radstock. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 165 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 40% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 65% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 38% | 45% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 70% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Mary's Church of England 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 | Bath and North East Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 159 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 157 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Church of England Primary School compares
St Mary's Church of England Primary School ranked 47th of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% 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 | 42% | 5.2% | 34.6% | 165 | — |
| St Nicholas Church School | 37% | 5.9% | 42.8% | 173 | 0.8 miles |
| Trinity Church School | 74% | 3.9% | 24.4% | 185 | 0.9 miles |
| Kilmersdon Church School | — | 8.3% | 20.2% | 109 | 1.2 miles |
| Shoscombe Church School | 89% | 2.7% | 7.7% | 117 | 1.4 miles |
| Hemington Primary School | 50% | 7% | 22.5% | 53 | 1.8 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)
- 34.62%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 10.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Nicholas Church School0.8 miles
Primary · Radstock
-
Trinity Church School0.9 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Kilmersdon Church School1.2 miles
Primary · Radstock
-
Shoscombe Church School1.4 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Hemington Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Radstock
Other schools in Radstock
St Mary's Church of England Primary School ranks 11th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Radstock.
- Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary School Primary
- Hemington Primary School Primary
- Kilmersdon Church School Primary
- Leigh On Mendip School Primary
- Longvernal Primary School Primary
- Midsomer Norton Primary School Primary
- Oakhill Church School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church School Primary
- St Vigor & St John Church School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Radstock.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Church of England Primary School is Ms Cathie Lampert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Church of England 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 St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Church of England Primary School full?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 165 on roll (79%), 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 St Mary's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Does St Mary's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School is part of THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Mary's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 42% 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 Mary's Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School ranked 47th of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% 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 St Mary's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Church of England 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.