Windwhistle Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Somerset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Windwhistle Primary School is a primary school in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset for ages 3–11 (academy converter). North Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Windwhistle 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 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 39.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Somerset.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, and places ran out in 1 of the 11 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 20 first-choice applications for 22 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 7th lowest of 59 North Somerset primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 0% 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
- Kingsley Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 3TZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- North Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 331 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 23 June 2026
Strengths
- “However, changes to leadership have led to improved standards across the school.”
- “School and trust leaders have a clear understanding of what their next steps are.”
- “They are committed to raising standards.”
To improve
- “The school has come out of a prolonged period of turbulence that resulted in pupils not receiving an acceptable standard of education.”
- “This means that too many pupils left school without being ready for the next stage of their education.”
- “This is not reflected in published outcomes.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 July 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) | 42% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 20 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.
- Bournville Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oldmixon Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Uphill Village Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Haywood Village Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Walliscote Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashcombe Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Airfield Primary Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published