Heathfield Community School is a secondary school located in Taunton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 23/01/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7%, which is 3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: School Road, Taunton, TA2 8PD
Website: http://www.heathfieldcommunityschool.com/
Telephone: 01823412396
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter Hoare
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 123883

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1274
Number of Pupils: 1393
Number of Boys: 676
Number of Girls: 717

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.16 Confidence interval -0.32 to 0.01
Of the 227 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 225 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:10%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:51%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.68
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Monkton Church of England School
Bridgwater Road , Bathpool TA2 8FT 		3out of 4 503 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Nerrols Primary School and Nursery
Nerrols Drive , TA2 8GS 		- not rated 1,428 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School
Hyde Lane , Creech St Michael TA3 5QQ 		3out of 4 1,779 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Lyngford Park Primary School
Bircham Road , TA2 8EX 		- not rated 1,952 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Minerva Primary School
Outer Circle , TA1 2BU 		1out of 4 2,266 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heathfield Community School
School Road , Monkton Heathfield TA2 8PD 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Taunton Academy
Cheddon Road , TA2 7QP 		2out of 4 2,999 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambian Somerset School
Creech Court , Mill Lane TA3 5PX 		- not rated 2,072 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Selworthy Special School
Selworthy Road , TA2 8HD 		3out of 4 2,295 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Sky Academy
Pickeridge Close , TA2 7HW 		- not rated 2,368 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Park House School
277 , Cheddon Road TA2 7AX 		- not rated 3,017 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Byron Road , TA1 2JD 		3out of 4 3,250 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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