Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School

Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School at a glance

Located in Taunton, Somerset, Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 349 pupils aged 9 to 13. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' when it was last inspected in December 2025. 27% 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 risen by 10.0 percentage points year on 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 100 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 10.1%. There are about 30.9 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.