Minerva Primary School is a primary school located in Taunton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is requires improvement, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 23/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.4%, which is 5.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Outer Circle, Taunton

School Information

Address: Outer Circle, Taunton, TA1 2BU
Website: www.minervaprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01823337051
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gareth Nation
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143143

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 176
Number of Pupils: 154
Number of Boys: 73
Number of Girls: 81

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 32.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -6.2 to -0.2
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.9 to 2.7
Maths
Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.9 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:19%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Minerva Primary School
Outer Circle , TA1 2BU 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Blackbrook Primary School
Ashbourne Crescent , TA1 2RA 		3out of 4 654 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holway Park Community Primary School
Shakespeare Avenue , TA1 2JA 		2out of 4 1,048 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St James Church School
Cranmer Road , TA1 1XU 		3out of 4 1,198 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
South Street , TA1 3AF 		1out of 4 1,401 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Fox's School
Bishop Fox Drive , TA1 3HQ 		3out of 4 1,972 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Heathfield Community School
School Road , Monkton Heathfield TA2 8PD 		4out of 4 2,266 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Taunton Academy
Cheddon Road , TA2 7QP 		2out of 4 2,959 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Castle School
Wellington Road , TA1 5AU 		4out of 4 3,061 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 1,731 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Byron Road , TA1 2JD 		3out of 4 986 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Silver Bridge School
54 Silver Street , Taunton TA1 3DL 		- not rated 1,605 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King's College Taunton
South Road , TA1 3LA 		- not rated 1,684 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Sky Academy
Pickeridge Close , TA2 7HW 		- not rated 1,687 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Selworthy Special School
Selworthy Road , TA2 8HD 		3out of 4 2,133 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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