Ashcombe Primary School

State-Funded School
ashcombe-primary-school-north-somerset-south-westLink
Region
South WestRegion
North SomersetLocal Authority
Weston-Super-MareConstituency
Postcode
BS23 3JWPostcode
3.4
Academic Performance
Previous Ofsted

About the School

Ashcombe Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in North Somerset, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 627 pupils. Ashcombe Primary School is part of Kaleidoscope Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Mar 2026 · published 17 May 2026

Current inspection
Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

  • Inclusion
    Expected standard
  • Curriculum and teaching
    Needs attention
  • Achievement
    Needs attention
  • Attendance and behaviour
    Expected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeing
    Expected standard
  • Early years
    Expected standard
  • Leadership and governance
    Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths
56%
7% vs national average
Higher standard
8%
+2% vs national average
Reading score
104
1 vs national average
Maths score
104
≈ national average

Ethnicity

White
81%
Asian
4%
Black
3%
Mixed
5%
Chinese
<1%
Any other group
<1%
Unclassified
6%

Pupils

627

Total Pupils

51%Boys
49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals
22%
England average
27%
First language not English
14%
England average
22%
Young carers
<1%
England average
1%
0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase
Primary
Age range
4 – 11
Deprivation band
Deprived
Total pupils
627
IDACI quintile
4 (Less deprived)
MAT name
Kaleidoscope Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 17 February 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted
Report published
Overall
6 Feb 2013
Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.

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