Primary school

Pensford Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Bath and North East Somerset
  • BS39 4AA
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 210 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 2%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 13%13%2016/17: top 48%2017/18: top 52%2018/19: top 17%2022/23: top 30%2023/24: top 9%2024/25: top 2%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM93% · South West 62%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · South West 6%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · South West 105Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · South West 104Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 75% · 8 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 64% · 11 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 67% · 15 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 80% · 15 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 69% · 13 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 82% · 11 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 93% · 14 pupils · South West 62%93%64%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 8 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 9% · 11 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 0% · 15 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 27% · 15 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 15% · 13 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 9% · 11 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 7% · 14 pupils · South West 6%27%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 8 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 11 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 15 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 106 · 15 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 108 · 13 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 110 · 11 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 107 · 14 pupils · South West 105110101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 8 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 105 · 11 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 107 · 15 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 109 · 15 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 110 · 13 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 109 · 11 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 108 · 14 pupils · South West 104110102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in82.3%
14 of 17 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 82.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1714
2nd71
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2015Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2017Goodas predecessor
  7. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

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

1 weak areas

  • Outcomes for pupils

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026100
Free school meals (past 6 years)5.0%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support16.8%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.8%
Persistently absent pupils8.1%

Girls 46.5%Boys 53.5%

95.2% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.0
Pupils per adult12.1
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3.3
  • Other support 1.1

Teachers 5 FTE · Whole workforce 9.3 · 17 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,703
Spend per pupil£6,683
Staff spend per pupil£5,000
Reserve per pupil£89
  • +£9,000revenue reserve
  • +£103,000in-year balance

Grants £6,812 · self-generated £535 · premises £287 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST (18 academies) · trust reserve £2,070,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it