Cannington Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Bridgwater (Somerset).
KS2 RWM expected
71%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
75%
same England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
79%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
83%
▲ 11pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.9%
▲ 0.1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.6
▼ 0.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
15.2%
▼ 10pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
98%
171 / 175 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Somerset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 5.1% | joint 7,866th highest of 16,262 (50 schools have the same figure) | 117th highest of 210 |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 1.7% | joint 4,506th highest of 16,262 (70 schools have the same figure) | 54th highest of 210 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 1.2% | joint 5,362nd highest of 16,268 (52 schools have the same figure) | 93rd highest of 210 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 6.7 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 15.2% | joint 10,693rd highest of 16,710 (57 schools have the same figure) | joint 112th highest of 219 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 16.4% | joint 10,737th highest of 16,706 (92 schools have the same figure) | joint 106th highest of 219 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 12.3% | joint 11,373rd highest of 16,706 (111 schools have the same figure) | 140th highest of 219 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 4.1% | joint 6,647th highest of 16,706 (254 schools have the same figure) | joint 50th highest of 219 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 8.4 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 11 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 10.6 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 19.5 | joint 10,793rd highest of 16,147 (156 schools have the same figure) | 132nd highest of 200 |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 8.6 | joint 13,599th highest of 16,163 (173 schools have the same figure) | joint 145th highest of 200 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 22.6% | joint 3,671st highest of 16,165 (26 schools have the same figure) | 58th highest of 199 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 81.8% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 13.4 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | 2024/25 | 71% | joint 4,371st highest of 14,270 (398 schools have the same figure) | joint 34th highest of 149 (7 schools have the same figure) |
| Places | 2023/24 | 210 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 180 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 14.3% | - | - |
| Key stage 2 reading progress | 2022/23 | -0.5 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 writing progress | 2022/23 | +2.1 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 maths progress | 2022/23 | -3.9 | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 15/10/2024 (school year 2024/25): No overall grade (key judgements)
- 17/09/2014 (school year 2014/15): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence5.1% 2024/25
This school
4.3%
2016/17
5%
2017/18
5.2%
2018/19
3.1%
2020/21
6.3%
2021/22
5.3%
2022/23
5.6%
2023/24
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence1.7% 2024/25
This school
0.7%
2016/17
0.9%
2017/18
1.2%
2018/19
0.7%
2020/21
1.4%
2021/22
1.4%
2022/23
1.5%
2023/24
1.7%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once1.2% 2024/25
This school
1.1%
2017/18
2.2%
2018/19
1.1%
2019/20
1.1%
2020/21
1.2%
2021/22
2.2%
2022/23
1.1%
2023/24
1.2%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils6.7 2024/25
This school
1.1
2017/18
5.5
2018/19
5.3
2019/20
6.6
2020/21
3.5
2021/22
2.8
2022/23
3.3
2023/24
6.7
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.55%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)15.2% 2025/26
This school
14.4%
2019/20
16%
2020/21
15.3%
2021/22
15.5%
2022/23
16%
2023/24
15.2%
2024/25
15.2%
2025/26
Any SEN16.4% 2025/26
This school
15.4%
2019/20
14.4%
2020/21
12.4%
2021/22
11.6%
2022/23
12.7%
2023/24
14%
2024/25
16.4%
2025/26
SEN support12.3% 2025/26
This school
14.9%
2019/20
12.7%
2020/21
8.8%
2021/22
9.4%
2022/23
8.8%
2023/24
9.1%
2024/25
12.3%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans4.1% 2025/26
This school
0.5%
2019/20
1.7%
2020/21
3.5%
2021/22
2.2%
2022/23
3.9%
2023/24
4.9%
2024/25
4.1%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)8.4 2024/25
This school
9.5
2017/18
8.9
2018/19
9.3
2019/20
8.5
2020/21
9.0
2021/22
9.0
2022/23
9.3
2023/24
8.4
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)11 2024/25
This school
13
2017/18
12
2018/19
11
2019/20
10
2020/21
11
2021/22
11
2022/23
12
2023/24
11
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)10.6 2024/25
This school
5.7
2017/18
6.3
2018/19
6.0
2019/20
6.3
2020/21
7.3
2021/22
7.2
2022/23
8.6
2023/24
10.6
2024/25
Pupils per teacher19.5 2024/25
This school
19.3
2017/18
20.3
2018/19
20.2
2019/20
21.3
2020/21
18.9
2021/22
20.1
2022/23
19.5
2023/24
19.5
2024/25
Pupils per adult8.6 2024/25
This school
12.0
2017/18
11.9
2018/19
12.3
2019/20
12.2
2020/21
10.4
2021/22
11.2
2022/23
10.1
2023/24
8.6
2024/25
Teacher turnover22.6% 2024/25
This school
22%
2017/18
6.7%
2018/19
32.3%
2019/20
10.6%
2020/21
6.7%
2021/22
20%
2022/23
19.4%
2023/24
22.6%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence81.8% 2024/25
This school
63.6%
2016/17
50%
2017/18
72.7%
2018/19
60%
2020/21
72.7%
2021/22
72.7%
2022/23
81.8%
2023/24
81.8%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)13.4 2024/25
This school
3.3
2016/17
6.5
2017/18
14.4
2018/19
2.2
2020/21
8.5
2021/22
5.9
2022/23
5.2
2023/24
13.4
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8.Key stage 2 expected standard71% 2024/25
This school
37%
2022/23
50%
2023/24
71%
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places210 2023/24
This school
180
2015/16
180
2016/17
180
2017/18
180
2018/19
180
2020/21
180
2021/22
180
2022/23
210
2023/24
Pupils180 2023/24
This school
179
2015/16
191
2016/17
187
2017/18
182
2018/19
178
2020/21
170
2021/22
184
2022/23
180
2023/24
Unfilled places14.3% 2023/24
This school
0.6%
2015/16
0%
2016/17
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
1.1%
2020/21
5.6%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
14.3%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 4.3% | 5% | 5.2% | - | 3.1% | 6.3% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 5.1% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.2% | - | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.7% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.5 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 6.7 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.55% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 14.4% | 16% | 15.3% | 15.5% | 16% | 15.2% | 15.2% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 15.4% | 14.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 14% | 16.4% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 14.9% | 12.7% | 8.8% | 9.4% | 8.8% | 9.1% | 12.3% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 0.5% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 4.1% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 8.9 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 8.4 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 10.6 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 20.0 | 22.4 | 19.3 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 21.3 | 18.9 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 19.5 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 11.2 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 8.6 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 0% | 11.2% | 27.6% | 22% | 6.7% | 32.3% | 10.6% | 6.7% | 20% | 19.4% | 22.6% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 70% | 45.5% | 63.6% | 50% | 72.7% | - | 60% | 72.7% | 72.7% | 81.8% | 81.8% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 14.4 | - | 2.2 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 13.4 | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37% | 50% | 71% | - |
| Places | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | - | 180 | 180 | 180 | 210 | - | - |
| Pupils | 180 | 179 | 191 | 187 | 182 | - | 178 | 170 | 184 | 180 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 0% | 0.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | 1.1% | 5.6% | 0% | 14.3% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 5.1% | 2024/25 | Higher than 51% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.7% | 2024/25 | Higher than 72% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 1.2% | 2024/25 | Higher than 67% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 20.6 | 2025/26 | Higher than 46% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 9.6 | 2025/26 | Higher than 30% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 22.6% | 2024/25 | Higher than 77% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 13.4 | 2024/25 | Higher than 96% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 15.2% | 2025/26 | Higher than 36% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 16.4% | 2025/26 | Higher than 35% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 4.1% | 2025/26 | Higher than 59% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 3.5% | 2025/26 | Higher than 25% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 171 | year not recorded | Higher than 27% of schools | 16,437 |
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