Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School
Farley Dell, Radstock, BA3 5PN
133 pupils · 81% of 164 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 18 November 2025, published 21 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 12 | 17 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 21 | 27 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 18 | 22 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 22 | 20 | 23 | 20 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 26 | 28 | 24 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Leigh On Mendip School 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Stoke St Michael Primary School 3.1 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Kilmersdon Church School 3.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- St Vigor & St John Church School 3.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 3.8 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Mells Church First School 4 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.