Primary school in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset
St Andrew's Church Junior School
Dunstan Road, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, TA8 1ER
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 May 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 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
- 290
- Places
- 328
- How full
- 88% full — 290 of 328 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 149 / 141
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Sedgemoor 004C, 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
- 22%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 24%
- Households owning their home
- 64%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 27%
- Adults economically inactive
- 50%
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 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE PRIORY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Wayne Higgins
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward
- Burnham on Sea North
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- URN
- 150953
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 66% | 0.2 mi |
| Burnham-On-Sea Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 0.5 mi |
| Churchfield Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 29% | 1.2 mi |
| Berrow Primary Church AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 54% | 1.8 mi |
| West Huntspill Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 45% | 1.9 mi |
| Brent Knoll Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 82% | 1.9 mi |
| East Brent Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 2.9 mi |
| East Huntspill Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 29% | 3.2 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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