Primary school

High Down Infant School

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  • ages 3–7
  • Mixed
  • North Somerset
  • BS20 6DY
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against South West

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · South West 62No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · South West 6No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · South West 105No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · South West 104No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
40 of 40 who put it first2014 · 96.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4040
2nd180
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2022Good

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 2026198
Free school meals (past 6 years)4.3%
First language not English6.1%
SEN support2.3%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)3.3%
Persistently absent pupils5.3%

Girls 49.5%Boys 50.5%

73.3% full · 270 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.0
Pupils per adult11.9
  • Classroom teachers 5.9
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.3
  • Other support 4.3

Teachers 7.9 FTE · Whole workforce 19.5 · 56 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,193
Spend per pupil£6,668
Staff spend per pupil£5,386
Reserve per pupil−£74
  • −£15,000revenue reserve
  • +£106,000in-year balance

Grants £6,960 · self-generated £233 · premises £307 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (34 academies) · trust reserve £6,342,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it