Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton is a primary school located in Taunton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Henderson Close, Taunton, TA1 4TU
Website: www.bishophendersonschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01823274770
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel White
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123852

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 398
Number of Pupils: 430
Number of Boys: 227
Number of Girls: 203

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.2 to 1.6
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton
Henderson Close , TA1 4TU 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Parkfield Primary School
Parkfield Road , TA1 4RT 		2out of 4 707 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bishops Hull Primary School
Bishops Hull Hill , Bishops Hull TA1 5EB 		3out of 4 1,430 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Trull Church of England VA Primary School
Church Road , Trull TA3 7JZ 		4out of 4 1,702 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
North Town Academy
Staplegrove Road , TA1 1DF 		3out of 4 1,724 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Castle School
Wellington Road , TA1 5AU 		4out of 4 1,203 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop Fox's School
Bishop Fox Drive , TA1 3HQ 		3out of 4 2,139 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Huish College
South Road , TA1 3DZ 		- not rated 2,196 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen's College
Trull Road , TA1 4QS 		- not rated 715 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
King's College Taunton
South Road , TA1 3LA 		- not rated 1,968 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Silver Bridge School
54 Silver Street , Taunton TA1 3DL 		- not rated 2,004 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Taunton School
Staplegrove Road , TA2 6AD 		- not rated 2,374 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Taunton Preparatory School
Staplegrove Road , TA2 6AE 		- not rated 2,374 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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