Primary school in Glastonbury, Somerset
Baltonsborough Church of England VC Primary School
Ham Street, Baltonsborough, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8PX
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- Places
- 105
- How full
- 67% full — 70 of 105 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 37 / 33
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Mendip 013A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 42%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 12%
- Households owning their home
- 79%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 5%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Catherine Greenwell
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward
- Mendip South
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- URN
- 151282
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butleigh Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1.6 mi |
| West Pennard Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 62% | 2.1 mi |
| Keinton Mandeville Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 71% | 2.8 mi |
| Elmhurst Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 3.6 mi |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | — | 3.7 mi |
| Hindhayes Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 3.7 mi |
| Lovington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Inadequate 2023 | — | 3.7 mi |
| St Benedict's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 57% | 3.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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