Crockerne Church of England Primary School

About Crockerne Church of England Primary School

Crockerne Church of England Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 40 first-preference applications for just 39 places in the 2025/26 admissions round. The school was oversubscribed overall, receiving 42 total applications for those 39 spots, giving it an oversubscription ratio of 1.08. While the school does not publish a parent-view recommendation percentage, the fact that every first-preference applicant who met the criteria was offered a place suggests a healthy level of local demand. The school is a state-funded Church of England primary for mixed genders aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. Headteacher Emma Bray leads a school of 319 pupils, which is slightly above its official capacity of 298. Just over 17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is close to the national average for primary schools.

Academically, Crockerne holds a Good rating from Ofsted across all categories in its most recent graded inspection in January 2023, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. This is consistent with its previous inspection in 2013, which also rated the school Good overall. However, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year are notably below the local authority average. Only 30% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the North Somerset average of 61%. This places Crockerne 55th out of 57 primary schools in the local authority, and in the bottom 50% nationally. Individual subject scores are also modest: 54% reached the expected standard in reading, 46% in maths, and 51% in writing. The school’s average scaled scores in reading and maths both sit at 100, which is exactly the national baseline.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, library, art studios, sensory room, and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, football, rounders, cricket, and cross country, while clubs extend to art, coding, and chess. For families with children who have additional needs, Crockerne has dedicated SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is a Church of England foundation, which may appeal to families seeking a faith-based environment, though the religious character is not heavily emphasised in the data. Given its oversubscription but modest academic outcomes, Crockerne may suit families who prioritise a supportive, community-focused primary with good pastoral and SEND support over high test scores.

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