Other independent school
Bruton · BA10 0ED · Somerset
Ages 13–19
- Att829.9
- EM5+0%
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 123899
Bruton Primary School
Foundation school · Bruton · BA10 0DP
Ages 2–11 · 262 pupils · Somerset
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
60%
Overall absence
5.3%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2022-05-18
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.3%
Unauthorised1.3%
- Authorised absence
- 4.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 226
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
35
Places offered
35
1st-preference offers
35
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 54
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 35
- Applications from outside LA
- 2
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill95%
262 pupils · 277 places
- Pupils on roll
- 262
- Boys / girls
- 127 / 135
- School capacity
- 277
- Capacity fill
- 262 / 277 (95%)
- Free school meals
- 9.9%
- FSM pupils
- 26
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Foundation school
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Supported by a trust
- Federation
- The Federation of Bruton Primary School, Ditcheat Primary School and Upton Noble Primary CofE VC School
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Bisset
Location
- Address
- Higher Backway
- Postcode
- BA10 0DP
- Town
- Bruton
- County
- Somerset
- Local authority
- Somerset
- District
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Bruton, Somerset, 262 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 9.9%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Sexey's School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Bruton · BA10 0DF · Somerset
Ages 11–18
- Att850.4
- P80.3
- EM5+58%
- Absence10.6%
0.6 miles away
Ansford Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Castle Cary · BA7 7JJ · Somerset
Ages 11–16
- Att837.8
- P8-0.4
- EM5+25%
- Absence9.8%
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Bisset
- Telephone
- 01749812331