Staplegrove Church 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 31/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hudson Way, Taunton

School Information

Address: Hudson Way, Taunton, TA2 6UP
Website: www.staplegroveprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01823337313
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lesley Grant
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141159

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 31/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 208
Number of Pupils: 207
Number of Boys: 99
Number of Girls: 108

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.3 to 5
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.6 to 4.9
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:86%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Staplegrove Church School
Hudson Way , Staplegrove TA2 6UP 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Norton Fitzwarren Church School
Blackdown View , Norton Fitzwarren TA2 6TB 		3out of 4 1,471 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bishops Hull Primary School
Bishops Hull Hill , Bishops Hull TA1 5EB 		3out of 4 1,545 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church School
Grove Terrace , TA2 6HA 		3out of 4 1,736 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
North Town Academy
Staplegrove Road , TA1 1DF 		3out of 4 1,808 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 1,504 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Taunton Academy
Cheddon Road , TA2 7QP 		2out of 4 2,295 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Taunton School
Staplegrove Road , TA2 6AD 		- not rated 910 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Taunton Preparatory School
Staplegrove Road , TA2 6AE 		- not rated 910 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Park House School
277 , Cheddon Road TA2 7AX 		- not rated 2,053 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King's Hall School
Pyrland , Kingston Road TA2 8AA 		- not rated 2,226 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Sky Academy
Pickeridge Close , TA2 7HW 		- not rated 2,632 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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