Primary
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School
Farley Dell, Coleford, Radstock, BA3 5PN
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 133 of 164 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 6.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 17.6
- Pupils per adult
- 8.4
- Pupils
- 148
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2025
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
January 2024
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
December 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
SATs results
75%
14 points above the Radstock average (61% across 13 schools)
105.0
0.2 below the Radstock average (105.2 across 13 schools)
12th of 14 by our score, among the primary schools in Radstock we can score - 16 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 103 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 75% |
| Working at a higher standard | 13% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 42% |
| 23/24 | 50% |
| 24/25 | 75% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 103.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 101.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
Farley Dell, Coleford, Radstock, BA3 5PN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Somerset admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Chris Lane
- Address
- Farley Dell, Coleford, Radstock, BA3 5PN
- Telephone
- 01373812557