Churchfield Church School
Burnham Road, Highbridge, TA9 3JF
411 pupils · 98% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Free school meals
- 46.2%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — 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 | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 10 May 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 | 29% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 47 | 45 | 51 | 45 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 49 | 47 | 57 | 47 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 42 | 38 | 50 | 41 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 45 | 57 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 40 | 40 | 52 | 40 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 50 | 44 | 56 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 54 | 51 | 62 | 52 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 56 | 71 | 56 |
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
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- West Huntspill Primary Academy 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Andrew's Church Junior School 1.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Burnham-On-Sea Infant School 2 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Brent Knoll Church of England Primary School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- East Huntspill Primary Academy 3.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.