Wrington Church of England Primary School

About Wrington Church of England Primary School

Wrington Church of England Primary School sits within the North Somerset local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 4 to 11. In the most recent local rankings based on Key Stage 2 results, it placed 30th out of 57 primary schools in the area, putting it in the bottom half of the LA table. For context, the top-performing local peers are Northleaze Church of England Primary School, Winscombe Primary School, and St Peter's Church of England Primary School, all of which scored higher on the same ranking metric. Wrington's ranking score of 63 places it below these three, but the school is still comfortably within the middle of the pack locally. With 198 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, it is nearly full but not overcrowded. The school has a Church of England religious character and is led by headteacher Sarah Joskey. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in June 2025, rated the school as Good across all graded areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision.

Academically, Wrington's Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 63%, which is slightly above the North Somerset LA average of 61%. However, the school's ranking on this metric places it in the bottom 50% nationally, at the 50th percentile. Reading was a relative strength, with 90% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 53% achieving a higher score. Maths followed with 77% at the expected level and 33% at the higher level. Writing was weaker, with 70% at the expected standard and only 7% reaching the higher standard. Progress scores were not available for any subject, so it is difficult to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. The school's previous Ofsted inspection in 2015 rated it Outstanding overall, so the current Good rating represents a step down, though the inspection framework has changed significantly in the intervening decade.

Wrington offers a solid range of facilities including a gymnasium, library, playing fields, outdoor playground, sports hall, and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, cross country, and dance, while clubs extend to coding, gardening, drama, film club, and eco club. The school's SEND provisions are broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school was oversubscribed, receiving 57 applications for 29 places, with 28 of those going to first-preference applicants. Parent views, collected between September 2024 and September 2025, were overwhelmingly positive: 99% of respondents would recommend the school, and 99% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy there. This is a school that suits families looking for a Church of England primary with strong pastoral care and a broad extracurricular offer, set in a village context within North Somerset.

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