Mendip Green Primary School

About Mendip Green Primary School

Mendip Green Primary School sits in the middle of the pack in North Somerset, but its headline Key Stage 2 results tell a slightly more nuanced story. The school's proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined stands at 57%, which is a touch below the local authority average of 61%. That places it 39th out of 57 primary schools in the area, putting it in the bottom half of the league table. However, the picture isn't uniformly weaker. In writing, 78% of pupils met the expected standard, and in reading it was 69% — both respectable figures. Where the school really lags is at the higher end: only 4% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, and just 4% did so in writing. Maths and reading higher scores were 16% and 29% respectively. So while the school is broadly in line with many local primaries on core expectations, it struggles to push a significant proportion of children into the top performance brackets.

The school's Ofsted rating of Good, confirmed in a January 2023 inspection, reflects consistent quality across the board. Inspectors awarded Good for every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is a solid upgrade from the previous inspection in 2013, which also rated the school Good but left several categories ungraded. In terms of academic progress, the data is incomplete — no Progress 8 scores are available for reading, writing or maths — so it's hard to say whether pupils are making above-average gains relative to their starting points. The average scaled scores are 105 in reading and 104 in maths, both slightly above the national baseline of 100. The school's ranking nationally sits at 8,659 out of 13,686 primaries, placing it in the bottom half of the country. For parents focused on raw attainment, the school delivers a decent but not outstanding performance compared with the strongest local options like Northleaze or Winscombe.

Mendip Green is a large primary, with 628 pupils against a capacity of 654, and it is clearly popular: for 2025/26 entry, it received 158 applications for 84 places, with 79 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 1.88 means competition is real, so families should plan accordingly. The school offers a broad range of facilities including a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, art studios, an ICT suite and a sensory room. Sports provision covers swimming, tennis, athletics, gymnastics, dance, rounders and football, while clubs include gardening, chess, eco club and choir. SEND support is extensive, with provisions for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language issues, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, autism, and a dedicated SEN unit. This makes the school a strong fit for families who value inclusive support and a wide extracurricular offer, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to look at higher-ranked local alternatives.

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