Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Taunton, Somerset·TA4 4AA
Composite score
63.9
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#2,859
National rank
#237
In South West
#17
In Somerset
Top 20%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
75%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
2 first choices, 3 places
First choices per place
0.67
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
9
any preference, for 3 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.22
00.511.5
1 per place
0.3820220.7520230.6020240.8920250.672026

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

Every child who put Crowcombe CofE VA 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
50
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
14.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
11.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£9,739
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School

Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School is a primary school in Taunton, Somerset, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 50 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 25.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous 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 20% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 2 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.7%. There are about 11.1 pupils per teacher. Crowcombe CofE VA 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 above.

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