Welton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bath and North East Somerset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Welton Primary School is a primary school in Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 December 2024. Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Welton Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out in 2 of the 8 earlier years with a published Reception outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 13 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bath and North East Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Radstock Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2AG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 160 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 December 2024
Strengths
- “This is a warm and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils are friendly and polite.”
- “They play well together across year groups.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, pupils do not form or join letters correctly and this has an impact on what they can produce.”
- “Some pupils do not spell words accurately without support.”
- “However, this work is in the early stages.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 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) | 52% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 13 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 Bath and North East Somerset.
- Midsomer Norton Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westfield Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Longvernal Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Norton Hill Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Nicholas Church School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Trinity Church School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Paulton Infant School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published