Voluntary controlled school · Somerset

Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
257Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123793URN

Hyde Lane, Creech St Michael, Taunton, TA3 5QQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.9 above Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

67 applications for 25 places · 8th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

36%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 16 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

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Inspection history

20 January 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
6 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Somerset median (1.8) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

67 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 2.2; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 2.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 2.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 2.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 13 of 13 years.

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	25	67	2.7	25	1.00
Sep 2025	34	76	2.2	34	1.00
Sep 2024	39	87	2.2	36	0.92
Sep 2023	42	93	2.2	38	0.90
Sep 2022	29	70	2.4	23	0.79
Sep 2021	40	91	2.3	29	0.73
Sep 2020	37	76	2.1	34	0.92
Sep 2019	38	93	2.5	42	1.11
Sep 2018	35	77	2.2	29	0.83
Sep 2017	35	85	2.4	29	0.83
Sep 2016	34	71	2.1	31	0.91
Sep 2015	34	73	2.2	32	0.94
Sep 2014	34	78	2.3	42	1.24

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 46% · Maths 49% → all three 36% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard36%139th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard46%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard49%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	36%	0%	103	99
2023/24	69%	0%	106	104
2022/23	58%	7%	105	104

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

Creech St Michael Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.7applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
West Monkton Church of England School
1.3 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Ruishton Church of England School
1.3 km · Somerset

Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Minerva Primary School
2.7 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2022

1.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Nerrols Primary School and Nursery
2.8 km · Somerset

Good2023

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Blackbrook Primary School
2.8 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lyngford Park Primary School
3.3 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Holway Park Community Primary School
3.3 km · Somerset

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.7applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St James Church School
3.8 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123793 · 933/3178
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 294 pupils · 257 on roll
Free school meals: 11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hyde Lane, Creech St Michael, Taunton, TA3 5QQ
Local authority: Somerset

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