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Butleigh Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 2-11MixedAcademyChurch of England98 pupilsNurseryGlastonburySomerset
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, June 2023
Reached the expected level at 1150%England 63%
Attendance95.4%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families22%A bit fewer than most schools
Places19 spare98 pupils, 117 places
Pupils per teacher19.5School workforce census

Butleigh Church of England Primary School is a converter academy in Glastonbury for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 98 pupils and room for 117. About 22 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

High Street, Butleigh, Glastonbury, BA6 8SX01458 850511butleighprimary.co.ukMrs Kristin Moth headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 13 June 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

8 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way. These are the results of Butleigh Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1150%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score106.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score102.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 44%44%20172018: 67%67%20182019: 71%71%20192023: 43%43%20232025: 50%50%2025
Since 2017: +6%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†SomersetEngland
Pupils tested8514769
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths50%43%71%67%44%60%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%14%0%0%7%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score106.0107.0110.0107.0101.0105.1105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score102.0100.0106.0104.0100.0103.7104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score103.0100.0109.0103.099.0104.5105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard63%86%86%100%67%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard75%57%71%67%56%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)75%50%86%100%44%
Reading progressReading progress score+2.2+1.2-1.7
Maths progressMaths progress score-4.3-0.8-1.4

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Butleigh Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced in November 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

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.

Pupils on roll98Census January 2026
Places11784% full
Pupils from low-income families17%22% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English4%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support16%16 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan2%2 pupils with a plan
Average class size19.04 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)20%£23,250 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls63 / 35
White British pupils91%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (7), language and communications needs (7), Other difficulty or disability (2), emotional and mental health (1), Vision impairment (1).

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.4%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school6.2%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission1.0%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.6%4.8%7.3%6.2%4.6%6.6%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.6%3.4%4.6%4.7%3.9%4.5%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.0%1.4%2.6%1.5%0.7%2.1%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence6.2%10.2%21.3%20.7%7.1%15.2%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for Butleigh Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced in November 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.

Teachers4.5full-time equivalent, 7 people
Pupils per teacher19.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.1full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,752
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£9,078England £7,738. Total £663k
Income per pupil£9,720England £7,697. Total £710k
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,668England £3,480
Money in reserve43%A lot put by: £308k, £4,219 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£47kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£9,078spent per pupil

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

Crimes within 500 m712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate40 per 1,000 people56% lower than the England average
Nearest bus stop40 mHigh Street Post Office, 6 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary SchoolAcademy1.6 miles70Requires improvement 2023Compare
Keinton Mandeville Primary SchoolCouncil2.6 miles149Good 202265Compare
Elmhurst Junior SchoolAcademy2.7 miles210Good 202354Compare
Hindhayes Infant SchoolCouncil2.8 miles165No overall grade 202427Compare
Brookside Community Primary SchoolAcademy3.0 miles544Good 202328Compare
West Pennard Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England3.3 miles219No overall grade 202566Compare
Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England3.4 miles89Good 202372Compare
St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolChurch of England3.5 miles236Good 202332Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Butleigh Church of England Primary School a good school?

Butleigh Church of England Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in June 2023.

What is Butleigh Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Butleigh Church of England Primary School good at its last full inspection on 13 June 2023.

How good are Butleigh Church of England Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 50% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Butleigh Church of England Primary School have?

98 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 117 places, so it is 84% full.

What is attendance like at Butleigh Church of England Primary School?

Pupils were in school 95.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 6% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Butleigh Church of England Primary School?

The average class had 19.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
High Street, Butleigh, Glastonbury, BA6 8SX
Telephone
01458 850511
Website
www.butleighprimary.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Kristin Moth
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 2-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Bath and Wells
Multi-academy trust
Ppat Education (15 schools)
Local authority
Somerset
Ward
Mendip South
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 November 2025 (academy converter)
URN
152148 · LAESTAB 9333017 · UKPRN 10099143
Formerly
Butleigh Church of England Primary School

Where these figures come from