Locking Primary School
Meadow Drive, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8BB
386 pupils · 90% of 430 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- EXTEND LEARNING ACADEMIES NETWORK
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Free school meals
- 19.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 16 June 2026, published 6 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 65 | 121 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 56 | 52 | 125 | 56 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 44 | 43 | 96 | 44 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 50 | 46 | 110 | 50 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 39 | 35 | 74 | 39 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 24 | 58 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 35 | 27 | 73 | 35 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 37 | 36 | 73 | 37 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Parklands Educate Together Primary 0.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hutton Church of England Primary School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Airfield Primary Academy 2 km · No Ofsted rating
- Herons' Moor Academy 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Mead Vale Community Primary School 2.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Haywood Village Academy 2.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.