Axbridge Church of England First School Academy

Academy converter·First school Axbridge, Somerset·BS26 2BA
School type
First school
Ages 2–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Axbridge Church of England First School Academy is a first school for pupils aged 2–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
94%
32 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.07
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
64
any preference, for 30 places
Last place offered lived
3.46 mi*
straight line, 2026 intake · 5575 m
Applications from another council area
8%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020230.9520241.0020251.072026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

* Please treat this distance with caution. The council’s document was ambiguous for Axbridge Church of England First School Academy: figure read from the council's allocation table beside the criterion used; column layout is hard to read. We read the figure by hand rather than confirming it automatically, so it may not be the exact cut-off. If you have firmer information, for example from the school or the council, we would be grateful if you could share it through our contact page.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Age range
2–9
Pupils on roll
181
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
5.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
1.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
25.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,144
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Location

School overview

Axbridge Church of England First School Academy is a primary school serving Axbridge, Somerset, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 181 pupils aged 2 to 9 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Axbridge Church of England First School Academy 'Good'.

Axbridge Church of England First School Academy is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 32 first choices for 30 places. The council's 2026 allocation figures suggest the last child offered a place lived about 3.46 miles away, but the council's document was ambiguous for this school, so treat that figure with caution. Overall pupil absence was 3.6%. There are about 25.6 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.