Worlebury St Pauls Church School
Woodspring Avenue, Worlebury, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 9RH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Bamford
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Bath and Wells Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Weston-Super-Mare
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 149833
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01934625923
About this school
Worlebury St Pauls Church School is a Church of England primary academy in Weston-Super-Mare. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 175 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Worlebury St Pauls Church School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 |
Trends over time
How Worlebury St Pauls Church 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 | North Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 59.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 188 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Worlebury St Pauls Church School compares
Worlebury St Pauls Church School ranked 38th of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.4% | 9.5% | 175 | — |
| Kewstoke Primary School | — | — | — | 51 | 0.2 miles |
| Milton Park Primary School | 54% | 6.3% | 27.6% | 327 | 0.6 miles |
| St Martin's Church of England Primary School | 64% | 5.3% | 17.1% | 262 | 0.9 miles |
| Worle Village Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 26.7% | 158 | 1.0 miles |
| Ashcombe Primary School | 55% | 6.1% | 21.8% | 627 | 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)
- 9.5%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 8.72%
Location
Nearby schools
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Kewstoke Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
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Milton Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
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St Martin's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
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Worle Village Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
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Ashcombe Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Weston-super-Mare
Other schools in Weston-Super-Mare
Worlebury St Pauls Church School ranks 10th 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
- Castle Batch Primary School Academy 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
Common questions
- What ages does Worlebury St Pauls Church School teach?
- Worlebury St Pauls Church School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Weston-Super-Mare.
- Who is the headteacher of Worlebury St Pauls Church School?
- The headteacher of Worlebury St Pauls Church School is Mrs Michelle Bamford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Worlebury St Pauls Church School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Worlebury St Pauls Church 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 many pupils are at Worlebury St Pauls Church School?
- Worlebury St Pauls Church School has 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Worlebury St Pauls Church School full?
- Worlebury St Pauls Church School has capacity for 210 pupils and 175 on roll (83%), 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 Worlebury St Pauls Church School a faith school?
- Yes. Worlebury St Pauls Church School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Does Worlebury St Pauls Church School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Worlebury St Pauls Church School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Worlebury St Pauls Church School part of an academy trust?
- Worlebury St Pauls Church School is part of THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Worlebury St Pauls Church School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2023/24 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Worlebury St Pauls Church School compare with other schools in North Somerset?
- Worlebury St Pauls Church School ranked 38th of 57 primary schools in North Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Worlebury St Pauls Church School's absence rate?
- Worlebury St Pauls Church School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Worlebury St Pauls Church School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Worlebury St Pauls Church 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 15 July 2026.