Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 9 - 13 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 140631
- Address
- North Road, Williton, TA4 4SW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 368 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.1%
- Persistent absence
- 28.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.8%
White British 92.9%
Unclassified 1.4%
Mixed 1.3%
Other White 1.1%
Other 1.1%
African 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.5
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsBelow average-2.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 42%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 5 | 87 50 37 |
| Year 6 | 85 43 42 |
| Year 7 | 102 49 53 |
| Year 8 | 94 50 44 |