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Churchstanton Primary School

URN
123701
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Churchstanton Primary School
URN
123701
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

67 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

50

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

62

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#78 of 162 schools in Somerset

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Churchstanton Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Churchstanton Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
21 March 2024
Inspection date
6 February 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 21 March 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 21 March 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

12

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

19

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

12

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.58×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Somerset
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Somerset)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://churchstanton.somerset.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

75.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

75.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

75.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

63.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

TA3 7RL - Churchstanton, Taunton, Somerset

Contact details

Address
Churchstanton, Taunton, Somerset
Postcode
TA3 7RL
Phone
1823601354
Website
https://churchstanton.somerset.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Somerset
Local authority code
933

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 599 schools in Somerset.

Authority statistics

Total schools

599

Open schools

307

Closed schools

292

Primary schools

387

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

Good

Graded 21 March 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 21 March 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 21 March 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 21 March 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 March 20246 February 2024S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 21 March 2024
    2 February 202313 December 2022-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 2 February 2023
    • Good

      Published
      21 March 2024
      Inspected
      6 February 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      2 February 2023
      Inspected
      13 December 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    63.2%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 12

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    60

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary387 (64.6%)
    • Secondary60 (10.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other152 (25.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Upottery Primary School5.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Blagdon Hill Primary School5.6 kmPrimaryClosed
    Deane Discovery Centre5.8 kmNot applicableClosed
    Hemyock Primary School5.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    Hemyock Primary School5.9 kmPrimaryClosed
    24/7 College6.1 kmNot applicableClosed
    Fusion College6.6 kmNot applicableClosed
    West Buckland Primary School7.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    West Buckland Community Primary School7.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Cedar School8.0 kmNot applicableClosed
    • Upottery Primary School
      Distance
      5.5 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Blagdon Hill Primary School
      Distance
      5.6 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Deane Discovery Centre
      Distance
      5.8 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Hemyock Primary School
      Distance
      5.9 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Somerset)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbas and Templecombe Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryBA8 0HPClosed
    Abbas and Templecombe Church SchoolPrimaryBA8 0HPOpen
    All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryTA15 6XGClosed
    All Saints Church SchoolPrimaryTA15 6XGOpen
    All Saints CofE VC Infants SchoolPrimaryTA22 9ENOpen
    • Abbas and Templecombe Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BA8 0HP
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbas and Templecombe Church School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BA8 0HP
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints Church of England Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TA15 6XG
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints Church School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TA15 6XG
      Status
      Open
    Hemyock Primary School
    Distance
    5.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • 24/7 College
    Distance
    6.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Fusion College
    Distance
    6.6 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • West Buckland Primary School
    Distance
    7.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • West Buckland Community Primary School
    Distance
    7.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Cedar School
    Distance
    8.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • All Saints CofE VC Infants School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    TA22 9EN
    Status
    Open