Primary school

Wiveliscombe Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Somerset
  • TA4 2LA
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,177 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 61%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 71%71%2016/17: top 74%2017/18: top 94%2018/19: top 81%2022/23: top 9%9% · 2022/232023/24: top 17%2024/25: top 61%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM60% · South West 62%5/10 Middle+26.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · South West 6%5/10 Middle
Reading score104 · South West 1052/10 Well below South West+14.7 pts
Maths score102 · South West 1042/10 Well below South West+5.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 45% · 38 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 52% · 42 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 40% · 35 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 53% · 32 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 81% · 32 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 76% · 29 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 60% · 35 pupils · South West 62%81%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 38 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 12% · 42 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 6% · 35 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 9% · 32 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 16% · 32 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 17% · 29 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 6% · 35 pupils · South West 6%17%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 38 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 105 · 42 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 35 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 101 · 32 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 108 · 32 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 104 · 35 pupils · South West 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 38 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 102 · 42 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 99 · 35 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 102 · 32 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 104 · 32 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 106 · 29 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 102 · 35 pupils · South West 10410699No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
23 of 23 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2323
2nd60
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026191
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.4%
First language not English7.6%
SEN support7.6%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)6.1%
Persistently absent pupils16.1%

Girls 40.3%Boys 59.7%

73.5% full · 260 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.7
Pupils per adult9.7
  • Classroom teachers 8.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.5
  • Other support 3.9

Teachers 10.2 FTE · Whole workforce 23.6 · 36 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,858
Spend per pupil£9,869
Staff spend per pupil£7,880
Reserve per pupil£2,215
  • +£423,040revenue reserve
  • +£189,057in-year balance

Grants £9,251 · self-generated £1,607 · premises £406 per pupil