Cotford St Luke Primary School

About Cotford St Luke Primary School

Cotford St Luke Primary School is a state primary in Somerset, a local authority with 219 primary schools. In the most recent local rankings, it placed 80th, putting it behind the top-performing peers in the area — Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School, Kingfisher Primary School, and Preston CofE Primary School. The school is led by headteacher Michael Wright and currently has 230 pupils on roll, against a capacity of 300. It is a mixed, non-religious school for children aged 4 to 11, and also offers nursery provision. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 15.2 per cent. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025, the school was rated Requires Improvement overall, a drop from its previous Good rating in 2018. The inspection found that quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management all require improvement, while personal development was judged Good. Early years provision was also rated Requires Improvement.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 54 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is below the Somerset local authority average of 59 per cent. In reading, 74 per cent met the expected standard and 14 per cent reached a higher standard. In writing, 69 per cent met the expected standard and 11 per cent reached a higher standard. In maths, 63 per cent met the expected standard and 11 per cent reached a higher standard. The average scores were 103 in reading and 101 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50 per cent of primaries, sitting at 9,616th out of 13,686 schools. In the South West region, it ranks 937th out of 1,469. The school’s parent view survey, based on 31 responses from September 2024 to September 2025, shows that 90 per cent would recommend the school. Strong majorities agreed that their child is happy (94 per cent strongly agree or agree) and feels safe (90 per cent strongly agree or agree).

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, outdoor playground, dining hall, music rooms, forest school, ICT suite and a chapel. Sports on offer include netball, athletics, cricket, cross country and tennis, and clubs include gardening, science, art, book club, coding and chess. The school has identified SEND provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed, with 45 applications for 30 places and 29 first-preference offers made. This suggests strong local demand despite the Requires Improvement rating. Families who value a school with a forest school, a good personal development rating from Ofsted, and a strong sense of safety and happiness reported by parents may find this a suitable option, though those prioritising academic outcomes may want to consider the local top-performing peers.

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