Banwell Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Banwell, 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 🔒
Banwell Primary School is a primary school in Banwell, 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.
Banwell 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
- Of pupils here, 25.5% are entitled to free school meals, against a middle figure of 16.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Somerset.
- Reception 2026 had 14 first-choice applications for 16 offers: 0.9 first choices per offer, the 4th lowest of 59 North Somerset primary schools.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place; 43 of the 59 other North Somerset primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome did the same.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% 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
- West Street, Banwell, BS29 6DB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- North Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 137 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “In lessons, pupils enjoy reading and engage positively with tasks.”
- “Leaders and staff are starting to close gaps in pupils' reading, writing and mathematical knowledge.”
- “Pupils are starting to benefit from emerging inclusive practice.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, pupils struggle to complete their work and secure new knowledge when the learning is not closely matched to their level of understanding.”
- “However, it is too soon to see the impact on pupils' academic achievement.”
- “Previous weaknesses mean that too many pupils have not secured their speaking and listening, reading, writing and mathematical knowledge sufficiently well by the end of Year 6.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 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) | 59% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 14 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.
- Winscombe Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sandford Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Parklands Educate Together Primary 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Locking Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Herons' Moor Academy 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hutton Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Georges Church School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Airfield Primary Academy 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published