Ashcombe Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.796 miles
Published by North Somerset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ashcombe Primary School is a primary school in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). North Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Ashcombe 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 | 2.796 mi |
| 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 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.796 miles away, the 2nd longest of the 13 North Somerset primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 10 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 87 first-choice applications for 89 offers; 85 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families (2%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 1% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Earlham Grove, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3JW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- North Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 627 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Ashcombe Primary School.”
- “While this is a large school, pupils are warmly greeted each morning by staff who know their individual names.”
- “This helps pupils to feel safe and cared for.”
To improve
- “Over time, pupils have not achieved as well as they should.”
- “The quality of teaching is variable.”
- “The tasks that pupils are set, at times, lack ambition.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 2026 (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) | 55% | 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: 87 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 85 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 North Somerset.
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Milton Park Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Walliscote Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Haywood Village Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bournville Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Worlebury St Pauls Church School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Airfield Primary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published