Ashcott Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bridgwater, Somerset
Ashcott Primary School is a primary school in Bridgwater, Somerset for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 3 December 2024.
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Catchment area for Ashcott Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Ridgeway, Ashcott, Bridgwater, TA7 9PP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 117 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 3 December 2024
Strengths
- “Ashcott Primary School is a community school in every sense.”
- “Pupils benefit greatly from the shared ambition and approach to school development and decision-making.”
- “Pupils are rightly proud of their school’s welcoming, kind and nurturing culture.”
To improve
- “However, these, alongside some of the specific subjects that make up the content, are newer in development.”
- “Systems to check how secure prior learning is, so that pupils can secure new learning, are not as established as they are in more successful subjects, such as English and mathematics.”
- “There is also less information to support curriculum development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 50% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Somerset.
- Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.9 mi Good
- Catcott Primary School 2.8 mi Good
- Brookside Community Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good
- Meare Village Primary School 3.0 mi Good
- Hindhayes Infant School 3.2 mi Not judged
- Elmhurst Junior School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- High Ham Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi School remains Good
- St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School 4.0 mi School remains Good