Churchstanton Primary School

Community school·Primary school Taunton, Somerset·TA3 7RL
Composite score
70.1
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#1,766
National rank
#143
In South West
#12
In Somerset
Top 12%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
63%
% achieving higher RWM
25%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
5 first choices, 5 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
9
any preference, for 5 places
Applications from another council area
44%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.33
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8920220.8920230.9020241.3320251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Churchstanton Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
73
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
4.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,341
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Churchstanton Primary School

Churchstanton Primary School is a primary school in Taunton, Somerset, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 73 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 63% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 25.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 25% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Churchstanton Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 5 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 17.0 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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