East Huntspill Primary Academy
New Road, East Huntspill, Highbridge, TA9 3PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PRIORY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Barker
- 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
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- URN
- 148023
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01278782453
About this school
East Huntspill Primary Academy is a primary academy in Highbridge. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 95 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
- 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 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 45% | 29% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 82% | 36% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 45% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 55% | 29% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
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 East Huntspill Primary 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 29% | 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 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86 |
| 2023/24 | 77 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Huntspill Primary Academy compares
East Huntspill Primary Academy ranked 149th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 29% | 5.7% | 38.3% | 95 | — |
| Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy | — | 5.7% | 10.3% | 158 | 1.7 miles |
| West Huntspill Primary Academy | 45% | 10.9% | 47.1% | 123 | 2.0 miles |
| Churchfield Church School | 29% | 9.3% | 43.7% | 411 | 2.1 miles |
| Woolavington Village Primary School | 53% | 7.9% | 39.7% | 175 | 2.5 miles |
| Puriton Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 10.1% | 200 | 3.0 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.27%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.69%
- Persistent absence
- 19.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Highbridge
-
West Huntspill Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Highbridge
-
Churchfield Church School2.1 miles
Primary · Highbridge
-
Woolavington Village Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Puriton Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
Other schools in Highbridge
- Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School Primary
- Churchfield Church School Primary
- East Brent Church of England First School Primary
- Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy Primary
- West Huntspill Primary Academy Primary
- The King Alfred School an Academy Secondary
- Sedgemoor Manor School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does East Huntspill Primary Academy teach?
- East Huntspill Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Highbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of East Huntspill Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of East Huntspill Primary Academy is Mrs Emma Barker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was East Huntspill Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Huntspill Primary 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 East Huntspill Primary Academy?
- East Huntspill Primary Academy has 95 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is East Huntspill Primary Academy full?
- East Huntspill Primary Academy has capacity for 56 pupils and 95 on roll (170%), 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 East Huntspill Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. East Huntspill Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does East Huntspill Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records East Huntspill Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs East Huntspill Primary Academy?
- East Huntspill Primary 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 East Huntspill Primary Academy'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 29% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does East Huntspill Primary Academy rank locally?
- East Huntspill Primary Academy ranked 149th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is East Huntspill Primary Academy's absence rate?
- East Huntspill Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Huntspill Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Huntspill Primary 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.