Parkfield Primary School 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 01/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Parkfield Road, Taunton

School Information

Address: Parkfield Road, Taunton, TA1 4RT
Website: www.parkfieldschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01823282125
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gareth Jones
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123714

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 416
Number of Boys: 218
Number of Girls: 198

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.9
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.1
Maths
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:27%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkfield Primary School
Parkfield Road , TA1 4RT
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton
Henderson Close , TA1 4TU
3out of 4 707 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
North Town Academy
Staplegrove Road , TA1 1DF
3out of 4 1,036 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St George's Catholic School
The Mount , TA1 3NR
3out of 4 1,207 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bishops Hull Primary School
Bishops Hull Hill , Bishops Hull TA1 5EB
3out of 4 1,566 yd Community school No 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 4 730 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop Fox's School
Bishop Fox Drive , TA1 3HQ
3out of 4 1,759 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 1,740 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 1,133 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Silver Bridge School
54 Silver Street , Taunton TA1 3DL
- not rated 1,409 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King's College Taunton
South Road , TA1 3LA
- not rated 1,411 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Taunton School
Staplegrove Road , TA2 6AD
- not rated 1,835 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Taunton Preparatory School
Staplegrove Road , TA2 6AE
- not rated 1,835 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.