Ashcombe Primary School
Earlham Grove, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3JW
627 pupils · 100% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- KALEIDOSCOPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Free school meals
- 22.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 17 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 | 55% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 1% |
“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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 89 | 87 | 139 | 89 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 87 | 85 | 134 | 87 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 87 | 83 | 143 | 87 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 90 | 144 | 90 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 90 | 89 | 154 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 82 | 80 | 148 | 82 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 94 | 154 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 96 | 174 | 90 |
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
- Christ Church Church of England Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Milton Park Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Walliscote Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Haywood Village Academy 1.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Bournville Primary School 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 1.6 km · Good (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.