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Uphill Village Academy

North Somerset, BS23 4XHPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Oct 2024
KS2 Results
59%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
55 1st-choice / 45 places
Ranking
#8,118
of 13,686 nationally

About Uphill Village Academy

Uphill Village Academy is a state primary school in North Somerset, a local authority that contains 64 primary schools. Among those, it is one of only four rated Outstanding by Ofsted, placing it in a small, high-performing group. Its closest Outstanding neighbour is Haywood Village Academy, 2. 7 kilometres away. The top-performing schools in the LA on the KS2 expected standard metric are Northleaze Church of England Primary School, Winscombe Primary School, and Tickenham Church of England Primary School. Uphill Village Academy ranks 37th out of 57 schools in North Somerset on that same metric, putting it in the bottom half of the LA. Headteacher Samantha Hodder leads a mixed, non-religious school of 312 pupils, aged 4 to 11, with capacity for 315. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26, it received 87 applications for 45 places, with 55 of those applications as first preferences, resulting in an oversubscription ratio of 1. 93.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressOld Church Road, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, BS23 4XH
HeadteacherSamantha Hodder
Local AuthorityNorth Somerset
Number of Pupils312
Free School Meals (FSM)15.4%
School Capacity312 / 315 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Oct 2024
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 20 Nov 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Uphill Village Academy has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.