Bishops Hull Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Taunton, Somerset·TA1 5EB
Composite score
70.4
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#1,718
National rank
#139
In South West
#11
In Somerset
Top 12%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
76%
% achieving higher RWM
18%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
27 first choices, 28 places
First choices per place
0.96
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
72
any preference, for 28 places
Applications from another council area
1%

Every child who put Bishops Hull 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
215
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
7.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,470
Typical primary: £6,960

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About Bishops Hull Primary School

Bishops Hull Primary School is a primary school in Taunton, Somerset, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 215 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 76% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 9.0 percentage points year on 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 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 18% 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 Bishops Hull Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 28 Reception places. There are about 22.7 pupils per teacher. Bishops Hull 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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