Primary school

Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Somerset
  • TA5 1NX
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,562 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 77%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 31%31%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 65%2018/19: top 40%2022/23: top 23%23% · 2022/232023/24: top 88%2024/25: top 77%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM53% · South West 62%3/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%1/10 Well below South West
Reading score104 · South West 1052/10 Well below South West
Maths score104 · South West 1044/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 64% · 25 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 48% · 31 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 61% · 23 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 71% · 21 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 73% · 26 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 43% · 23 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 53% · 30 pupils · South West 62%73%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 25 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 6% · 31 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 4% · 23 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 5% · 21 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 4% · 26 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 13% · 23 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 0% · 30 pupils · South West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 25 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 31 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 23 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 21 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 107 · 26 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 105 · 23 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 104 · 30 pupils · South West 105107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 25 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 101 · 31 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 104 · 23 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 105 · 21 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 103 · 26 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 103 · 23 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 104 · 30 pupils · South West 104105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd70
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Inadequate
  3. 2010Satisfactory
  4. 2013Good
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026144
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.7%
First language not English1.9%
SEN support5.7%
EHC plan3.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils7.2%

Girls 49.7%Boys 50.3%

76.2% full · 189 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.4
Pupils per adult11.2
  • Classroom teachers 4.7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.1
  • Other support 2.9

Teachers 6.7 FTE · Whole workforce 15.7 · 25 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,723
Spend per pupil£7,453
Staff spend per pupil£5,771
Reserve per pupil£137
  • +£19,791revenue reserve
  • +£38,885in-year balance

Grants £7,118 · self-generated £621 · premises £172 per pupil