St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 16 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Somerset
Unique reference
123784
Address
Oakfield Road, TA6 7LX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
493 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
55.8%
Girls
44.2%
First language not English
5.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.3%
Persistent absence
6.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.9%
Other White 3.7%
Mixed 2%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.5
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsWell below average-4.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 53%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
46
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
43
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
30
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
43
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
11
8
3
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
29
19
10
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
28
16
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
3
3
0
Reception, Full-time
60
29
31
Year 1
60
34
26
Year 2
58
30
28
Year 3
60
30
30
Year 4
62
34
28
Year 5
62
39
23
Year 6
60
33
27
Year 2023-2024

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