Hemington Primary School
General Information
- Address: Hemington, Radstock, BA3 5XU – View on map
- Phone: 01373834320
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mr Alun Randell
- Age range: 2-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 6 families put it first for 7 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 2 of the 7 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 5 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 9
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Does not apply
- Nursery provision: Yes
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 10
- % eligible for free school meals: 18.9%
- Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (less mixed than the Somerset average)
- English as an additional language: 0% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 28.4% a year (Somerset 17.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 29% moved to another school, 71% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Somerset: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Somerset, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 7.0%
- Persistently absent pupils: 21.2%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 18.9%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.7%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
- Physical disability: 2 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2024 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 50% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: 9 percentage points below the Somerset average (59%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 58%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 50% · Writing 50% · Maths 67% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 50%
- Average test scores: reading 104, maths 102
- Based on: 6 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
Year 6 SATs: joint 112th of 149 junior and primary schools in the area
- =112Castle Primary School50%
- =112Coxley Primary School50%
- =112Hemington Primary School50%
- =112Horsington Church School50%
- =112Westonzoyland Community Primary School50%
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View full Ofsted inspection report
46th of 152 primary schools in Somerset for Ofsted rating
- #44Hambridge Community Primary SchoolGood
- #45Hayesdown First SchoolGood
- #46Hemington Primary SchoolGood
- #47Herne View Church of England PrimaryGood
- #48High Ham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £8,561 (2024-25)
49th of 185 primary schools in Somerset for spending per pupil
- #47Holway Park Community Primary School£8,652
- #48Curry Rivel Church of England VC Primary School£8,633
- #49Hemington Primary School£8,561
- #50Nunney First School£8,521
- #51Wiveliscombe Primary School£8,502
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