Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 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
- 123852
- Address
- Henderson Close, TA1 4TU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 427 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 19.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.8%
- Persistent absence
- 8.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 76.3%
Indian 7%
African 6.1%
Other White 3.7%
Other Asian 3.5%
Mixed 1.6%
Pakistani 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-1.8
WritingBelow average-2
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 73%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 47
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 54 28 26 |
| Year 1 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 2 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 3 | 65 30 35 |
| Year 4 | 63 42 21 |
| Year 5 | 62 31 31 |
| Year 6 | 64 24 40 |