Burnham-On-Sea Infant School
Burnham-On-Sea Infant School is a converter academy in Burnham-on-Sea for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. It has 154 pupils and room for 240. About 20 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2023.
Winchester Road, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1JD01278 782342burnhaminfants.comMrs Carly Hatch headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 10 January 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
71 places were empty (30% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Somerset council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 7 pupils, for moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Somerset with moderate learning difficulties provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (11), emotional and mental health (10), Other difficulty or disability (3), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Hearing impairment (1).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.1% | 8.2% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.3% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 3.2% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.7% | 2.6% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.4% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 17.7% | 26.8% | 21.8% | 21.2% | 2.5% | 6.8% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Burnham-On-Sea Community Infant School, the school this one replaced in February 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church Junior School | Academy | 780 m | 290 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Academy | 960 m | 265 | No overall grade 2025 | 53 | Compare |
| Churchfield Church School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 411 | Report card 2026 | 1 | Compare |
| Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 180 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| Berrow Primary Church Academy | Academy | 1.7 miles | 173 | Report card 2026 | 9 | Compare |
| West Huntspill Primary Academy | Academy | 2.2 miles | 123 | Good 2023 | 11 | Compare |
| East Brent Church of England First School | Academy | 2.5 miles | 77 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Mark First and Pre-School CE Academy | Academy | 3.2 miles | 158 | No overall grade 2025 | 4 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Burnham-On-Sea Infant School a good school?
Burnham-On-Sea Infant School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it requires improvement at its last inspection in January 2023.
What is Burnham-On-Sea Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Burnham-On-Sea Infant School requires improvement at its last full inspection on 10 January 2023.
How many pupils does Burnham-On-Sea Infant School have?
154 pupils aged 4 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 240 places, so it is 64% full.
Is Burnham-On-Sea Infant School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 71 places were empty in 2024/25 (30% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Burnham-On-Sea Infant School?
Pupils were in school 92.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 18% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Burnham-On-Sea Infant School?
The average class had 22.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Burnham-On-Sea Infant School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has sen unit for moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Winchester Road, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1JD
- Telephone
- 01278 782342
- Website
- www.burnhaminfants.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carly Hatch
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Pathway Trust (20 schools)
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward
- Burnham on Sea North
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 February 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 150952 · LAESTAB 9332165 · UKPRN 10095487
- Formerly
- Burnham-On-Sea Community Infant School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.