Locking Primary School
About the school
Locking Primary School is an open primary school in North Somerset.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 16 June 2026
- Published
- 6 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 57%
- North Somerset
- 63%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 3%
- North Somerset
- 7%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 60%
- North Somerset
- 76%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 73%
- North Somerset
- 75%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 70%
- North Somerset
- 75%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 73%
- North Somerset
- 73%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 23%
- North Somerset
- 28%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 80%
- North Somerset
- 84%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 102
- North Somerset
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 103
- North Somerset
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 105
- North Somerset
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
344
Girls
51.74%
Boys
48.26%
SEN support
13.08%
Education, health and care plan
6.98%
English as an additional language
3.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.75%
Overall absence
5.28
Persistent absence
12.08