Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Primary school · Taunton, Somerset
TA3 5QQ
Composite score
23.4

School overview

Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Taunton, Somerset, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 270 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 36% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 33.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.

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#14,194
National rank
#1533
In South West
#155
In Somerset
Top 96%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
36%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
99.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Needs attention
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 270 % FSM ever-6 11.8% % EAL 5.6% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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