Locking Primary School
Academy converter in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 386 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 430 |
| Free school meals | 19.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | EXTEND LEARNING ACADEMIES NETWORK |
| Local authority | North Somerset |
| Address | Meadow Drive, Locking, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS24 8BB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.lockingprimaryschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01934822867 |
| URN | 144926 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 16 June 2026, published 6 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 March 2022, published 11 May 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Parklands Educate Together Primary (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Hutton Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Airfield Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Herons' Moor Academy (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Mead Vale Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Haywood Village Academy (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Mendip Green Primary School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- Becket Primary School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.