West Buckland Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Wellington, Somerset
West Buckland Primary School is a primary school in Wellington, Somerset for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 July 2022.
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Catchment area for West Buckland Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- 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
- West Buckland, Wellington, TA21 9LD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 135 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at West Buckland Primary School thrive.”
- “They enjoy coming to school and attend regularly.”
- “Pupils find the curriculum exciting and enjoy learning new information.”
To improve
- “Leaders continue to refine some aspects of the curriculum so that pupils quickly remember more across all subjects.”
- “However, teachers do not always identify and correct where pupils have made errors in their spelling and punctuation.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils are not fully equipped for the demands of the next stage of their education.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 September 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) | 60% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 16 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.
- St John's Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good
- Wellesley Park Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School 2.3 mi Good
- Beech Grove Primary School 2.5 mi Good
- Orchard Grove Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Trull Church of England VA Primary School 2.7 mi Good
- Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Good
- Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton 3.2 mi School remains Good