Berrow Primary Church Academy
Rugosa Drive, Berrow, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 2LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE PRIORY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Charlotte Bradley
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Priory Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 149851
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01278783614
About this school
Berrow Primary Church Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Burnham-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 173 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 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
- Strong 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 | 21 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Berrow Primary 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 151 |
| 2024/25 | 143 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Berrow Primary Church Academy compares
Berrow Primary Church Academy ranked 105th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.5% | 21% | 173 | — |
| Burnham-On-Sea Infant School | — | — | — | 154 | 1.7 miles |
| St Andrew's Church Junior School | — | — | — | 290 | 1.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 66% | 4.4% | 20.8% | 265 | 2.1 miles |
| Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School | 82% | 4.8% | 15.2% | 180 | 2.3 miles |
| Lympsham Church of England Academy | — | 5.8% | 5.8% | 139 | 2.7 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
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 13 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.98%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.45%
- Persistent absence
- 9.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burnham-On-Sea Infant School1.7 miles
Primary · Burnham-on-Sea
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St Andrew's Church Junior School1.8 miles
Primary · Burnham-on-Sea
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School2.1 miles
Primary · Burnham-on-Sea
-
Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Highbridge
-
Lympsham Church of England Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Weston-Super-Mare
Other schools in Burnham-on-Sea
Common questions
- What year groups does Berrow Primary Church Academy teach?
- Berrow Primary Church Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Burnham-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Berrow Primary Church Academy?
- The headteacher of Berrow Primary Church Academy is Miss Charlotte Bradley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Berrow Primary Church Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Berrow Primary 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 Berrow Primary Church Academy?
- Berrow Primary Church Academy has 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Berrow Primary Church Academy full?
- Berrow Primary Church Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 173 on roll (82%), 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 Berrow Primary Church Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Berrow Primary Church Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Does Berrow Primary Church Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Berrow Primary Church Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Berrow Primary Church Academy?
- Berrow Primary 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 Berrow Primary Church Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2023/24 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Berrow Primary Church Academy rank locally?
- Berrow Primary Church Academy ranked 105th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Berrow Primary Church Academy's absence rate?
- Berrow Primary Church Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Berrow Primary Church Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Berrow Primary 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 15 July 2026.