Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Primary school · Chard, Somerset
TA20 3SJ
Composite score
46.2

About Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School

Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Chard, Somerset, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led with a Church of England religious character. Around 62 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. 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 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). If you are considering Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary 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 further down the page.

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#8,720
National rank
#870
In South West
#76
In Somerset
Top 59%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 62 % FSM ever-6 16.0% % EAL 1.6% Age range 2–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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