Weyfield Primary Academy

In 2024-25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at KS2, compared with 60% across England. This follows 63% in 2022-23 and 60% in 2023-24, so the latest year is a marked rise. The share reaching the higher standard was 3%, below the England figure of 8%. Absence figures are not published in the data. The school's website publishes its own outcome tables, which do not exactly match the official figures, so treat the DfE data as the reference point.

What Ofsted found

Ofsted inspected the school on 13 and 14 June 2023 and judged it Good in every area, including early years. This was an improvement on the Requires improvement judgement from the previous inspection in July 2019.

The report says pupils "arrive each day keen and excited to learn" and describes warm relationships between staff and pupils. Reading is a clear strength: inspectors found phonics teaching highly effective and said pupils "learn to read exceptionally well". Behaviour was judged good, with bullying infrequent, although a small number of pupils sometimes need reminding to concentrate.

Inspectors asked leaders to make sure teachers have secure subject knowledge in a small number of subjects, and to check more precisely what pupils know and remember across the full curriculum. Safeguarding was judged effective.

How it compares nearby

Among the nearest similar schools in the data, Sandfield Primary School (1.0 mi) and Burpham Primary School (1.1 mi) also recorded 80% at KS2, with St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (1.3 mi) at 78%. Boxgrove Primary School (1.3 mi) recorded 66% and Northmead Junior School (0.6 mi) 61%. Stoughton Infant School (0.8 mi) is rated Good but does not have KS2 results. On the latest year, Weyfield sits alongside the strongest of these, though its earlier results were lower.

Who it may suit

Weyfield may suit families looking for a smaller, improving primary with a strong focus on early reading and a welcoming approach to children from many backgrounds. The school's website says pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium receive one-to-one support through the trust's ACE programme, which the Ofsted report also mentions.

Families whose children are likely to be working well above the expected standard may want to ask how the school stretches higher attainers, given the 3% higher-standard figure. With many spare places, admission is unlikely to be the main hurdle, but it is worth asking why numbers are low relative to capacity.

May suit: Families wanting a nurturing, improving local primary with strong early reading, including those whose children speak English as an additional language or need extra support.

Drafted with the help of AI tools from our research notes and the sources above, then checked and edited by EduNavigate Research Team before publishing.