Wincanton Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Wincanton, United Kingdom with 388 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 11 February 2020. As of 9 November 2026 it is advertising 5 vacancies, including KS2 Class Teacher (closes 20 November), EYFS Class Teacher (closes 20 November) and 1:1 Learning Support Assistant (closes 25 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 5 live vacancies.
Head
Graeme Wilson, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
388 pupils · 51% girls · 19.8% eligible for free school meals · 7.0% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
35 (9.0%) on SEN support · 12 (3.1%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
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Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
55%
10%
2023/24
45%
7%
2022/23
47%
4%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
25 March 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
11 February 2020
Graded inspection
Good
11 October 2017
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
17.8
21.9
–
0
£48,701
2024/25
17.7
22.3
30%
0
£44,223
2023/24
18.4
21.3
29%
0
£44,616
2022/23
18.4
20.7
15%
0
£42,663
2021/22
20.6
18.7
12%
0
£38,571
2020/21
18.0
21.7
6%
0
£38,934
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
18.6
21.0
13%
0
£37,814
2018/19
17.7
21.4
11%
0
£36,102
2017/18
16.7
22.4
19%
0
£35,457
2016/17
18.2
20.4
15%
0
£33,948
2015/16
17.4
19.9
30%
0
£33,466
2014/15
16.0
20.6
30%
0
£34,377
2013/14
13.8
20.8
12%
0
£34,802
2012/13
12.2
21.1
16%
0
£34,524
2011/12
13.2
19.2
29%
0
£34,442
2010/11
11.0
22.0
15%
0
£36,992
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
4.6%
0.7%
13.7%
0.0%
2024/25
4.9%
0.9%
14.3%
0.3%
2023/24
5.6%
0.9%
16.2%
0.3%
2022/23
5.8%
0.5%
19.4%
0.3%
2021/22
4.3%
0.6%
10.6%
0.0%
2020/21
2.3%
0.4%
2.4%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.3%
0.8%
9.4%
0.0%
2017/18
4.7%
0.9%
10.9%
0.0%
2016/17
4.9%
0.7%
9.6%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
13 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 8 teaching, 5 support. Most often advertised: KS1 Class Teacher (3), Music Teacher (3), Higher Level Teaching Assistant (2). Last advertised September 2026.
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Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.