Community school · Somerset

Churchstanton Primary School

4–11Ages
78Pupils
PrimaryPhase
123701URN

Churchstanton, Taunton, TA3 7RL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

9 applications for 5 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

6 February 2024
Graded inspection: Good
13 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Somerset median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

9 applications · 5 places offered · 5 named it first

2026 1.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.1; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 1.6; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Somerset median median 1.8

This school
Somerset median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	5	9	1.8	5	1.00
Sep 2025	12	19	1.6	16	1.33
Sep 2024	10	15	1.5	9	0.90
Sep 2023	9	13	1.4	8	0.89
Sep 2022	9	12	1.3	8	0.89
Sep 2021	9	16	1.8	8	0.89
Sep 2020	11	15	1.4	11	1.00
Sep 2019	7	11	1.6	7	1.00
Sep 2018	8	12	1.5	7	0.88
Sep 2017	14	15	1.1	13	0.93
Sep 2016	5	8	1.6	5	1.00
Sep 2015	5	7	1.4	4	0.80
Sep 2014	10	14	1.4	10	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%65th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	25%	104	104
2023/24	38%	0%	106	100
2022/23	60%	0%	109	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Churchstanton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Upottery Primary School
5.5 km · Devon

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Hemyock Primary School
5.9 km · Devon

2026

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
West Buckland Primary School
7.2 km · Somerset

2026

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School
7.7 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2021

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Wellesley Park Primary School
8.4 km · Somerset

2026

2.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
9.1 km · Somerset

Good2023

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Trull Church of England VA Primary School
9.1 km · Somerset

Good2022

3.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Culmstock Primary School
9.2 km · Devon

Good2024

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123701 · 933/2203
Capacity: 88 pupils · 78 on roll
Free school meals: 9.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Churchstanton, Taunton, TA3 7RL
Local authority: Somerset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources