Burnham-On-Sea Infant School

General Information

Address: Winchester Road, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1JD
Phone: 01278782342
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Carly Hatch
Age range: 4-7 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 154
School capacity: 240
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 31
% eligible for free school meals: 20.1%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

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Pupils on SEN Support: 15.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2023 report

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Ranked #9 of 10 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#7St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-SchoolGood
#8All Saints CofE VC Infants SchoolRequires improvement
#9Burnham-On-Sea Infant SchoolRequires improvement
#10Pen Mill Infant and Nursery AcademyRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Bowlish Infant SchoolGood
#2Hamp Nursery and Infants' SchoolGood
#3Hindhayes Infant SchoolGood
#4Milford Infants' SchoolGood
#5Reckleford Infant School and NurseryGood
#6Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & NurseryGood
#7St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-SchoolGood
#8All Saints CofE VC Infants SchoolRequires improvement
#9Burnham-On-Sea Infant SchoolRequires improvement
#10Pen Mill Infant and Nursery AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

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Spending per pupil: £4,363 (2024-25)

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Ranked #10 of 11 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#8Bowlish Infant School£7,557
#9Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy£7,208
#10Burnham-On-Sea Infant School£4,363
#11St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School£4,228

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Shepton Mallet Community Infants' School & Nursery£9,161
#2Hindhayes Infant School£8,902
#3Reckleford Infant School and Nursery£8,559
#4South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre School£8,412
#5St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School£8,232
#6Milford Infants' School£8,165
#7Hamp Nursery and Infants' School£7,912
#8Bowlish Infant School£7,557
#9Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy£7,208
#10Burnham-On-Sea Infant School£4,363
#11St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School£4,228

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