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Winsham Primary School

Somerset, TA20 4HUPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2023
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
6 1st-choice / 6 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Winsham Primary School

If you’re a parent weighing up Winsham Primary School, the numbers suggest a school that local families are actively choosing. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 8 applications for its 6 Reception places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 33. All 6 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which means that while the school is popular enough to be oversubscribed, it’s not so competitive that a first-choice bid feels like a gamble. The school is small — just 40 pupils against a capacity of 57 — so classes are intimate, and the headteacher, Tina Legg, leads a Church of England primary that also offers nursery provision for children from age 2. With 15. 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the intake is broadly representative of the local area. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2023, rated it Good across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That’s a significant turnaround from its previous inspection in 2017, when the school was rated Inadequate overall.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressChurch Street, Near Chard, Somerset, TA20 4HU
HeadteacherTina Legg
Local AuthoritySomerset
Number of Pupils40
Free School Meals (FSM)15.8%
School Capacity40 / 57 (70% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

1 Nov 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 12 Dec 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

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

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Winsham Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.