Ashlands Church of England Primary School

School overview

Ashlands Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Crewkerne, Somerset, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 170 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Ashlands Church of England Primary School 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 9.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Ashlands Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 12 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 20.2 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Ashlands Church of England Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.