Primary school

Kingfisher Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Somerset
  • BA22 8FJ
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected May 2019 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 288 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 2%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 9%9%2023/24: top 3%2024/25: top 2%

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM91% · South West 62%10/10 Top 10%
Higher standard, RWM25% · South West 6%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score109 · South West 10510/10 Top 10%
Maths score107 · South West 1049/10 Top 20%
Show KS2 results by year
Expected standard, RWM
2022/23: 80% · 30 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 90% · 30 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 91% · 32 pupils · South West 62%91%80%
Higher standard, RWM
2022/23: 23% · 30 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 23% · 30 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 25% · 32 pupils · South West 6%25%23%
Reading score
2022/23: 108 · 30 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 109 · 30 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 109 · 32 pupils · South West 105109108
Maths score
2022/23: 107 · 30 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 108 · 30 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 107 · 32 pupils · South West 104108107

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in69.8%
30 of 43 who put it first2016 · 100.0%2026 · 69.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4330
2nd360
3rd120

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2019–2024

  1. 2019Outstanding
  2. 2024Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026265
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.3%
First language not English16.2%
SEN support4.5%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.9%
Persistently absent pupils4.8%

Girls 53.2%Boys 46.8%

126.2% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 69 responses (26% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school94.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school94.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved95.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 62.3% not applicable65.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year89.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 31.9% not applicable83% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?23.2% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 23.2% who said Yes above56.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child94.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school94.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing91.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school97.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development91.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent94.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.5
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 7.7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.9
  • Other support 13.9

Teachers 9.7 FTE · Whole workforce 33.5 · 64 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,570
Spend per pupil£6,600
Staff spend per pupil£4,860
Reserve per pupil£650
  • +£155,000revenue reserve
  • −£7,000in-year balance

Grants £6,423 · self-generated £147 · premises £700 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: PRESTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST (14 academies) · trust reserve £3,083,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it