Banwell Primary School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

North SomersetLocal Authority

Wells and Mendip HillsConstituency

BS29 6DBPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Banwell 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 137 pupils. Banwell Primary School is part of EXTEND LEARNING ACADEMIES NETWORK.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Mar 2026 · published 30 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
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
Expected standard

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: 50%
Higher standard: 18%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

137

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 137
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: EXTEND LEARNING ACADEMIES NETWORK

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Apr 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.