Croscombe Church of England Primary School
Long Street, Croscombe, Wells, BA5 3QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- WESSEX LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Partridge
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 42
- URN
- 150853
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01749343114
About this school
Croscombe Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Wells. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 42 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Croscombe Church of England Primary School (URN 123829).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - |
How Croscombe Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.5% | 20% | 42 | — |
| Bowlish Infant School | — | 6.2% | 13.3% | 114 | 1.2 miles |
| Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery | — | 6.1% | 26.1% | 186 | 1.8 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School | 56% | 5.6% | 26.7% | 324 | 1.8 miles |
| Horrington Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 15.5% | 100 | 2.1 miles |
| Stoberry Park School | — | — | — | 303 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.54%
- Persistent absence
- 13.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bowlish Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Shepton Mallet
-
Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery1.8 miles
Primary · Shepton Mallet
-
St Paul's Church of England VC Junior School1.8 miles
Primary · Shepton Mallet
-
Horrington Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Wells
-
Stoberry Park School2.7 miles
Primary · Wells
Other schools in Wells
- Coxley Primary School Primary
- Horrington Primary School Primary
- Priddy Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School Primary
- St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Lawrence's CofE Primary School Primary
- Stoberry Park School Primary
- Wookey Primary School Primary
- The Blue School Secondary
- Wells Cathedral School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Croscombe Church of England Primary School teach?
- Croscombe Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wells.
- Who is the headteacher of Croscombe Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Croscombe Church of England Primary School is Mr Chris Partridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Croscombe Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Croscombe 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 Croscombe Church of England Primary School?
- Croscombe Church of England Primary School has 42 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Croscombe Church of England Primary School full?
- Croscombe Church of England Primary School has capacity for 90 pupils and 42 on roll (47%), 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 Croscombe Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Croscombe Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Does Croscombe Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Croscombe Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Croscombe Church of England Primary School?
- Croscombe Church of England Primary School is part of WESSEX LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Croscombe Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Croscombe Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census.
- What are Croscombe Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Croscombe 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.