Voluntary controlled school · Somerset

Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
112Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
123795URN

Greenway, Kingston St Mary, Taunton, TA2 8JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

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

2.0per place

0.2 above Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

30 applications for 15 places · 34th of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 27 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention	Urgent improvement
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching				Urgent improvement
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Needs attention
Early years				Urgent improvement
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance				Urgent improvement

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention, 3 Urgent improvement
7 December 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Somerset median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

30 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 2.3; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.9; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 2.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 2.2; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 1.7; 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	15	30	2.0	15	1.00
Sep 2025	17	35	2.1	19	1.12
Sep 2024	14	32	2.3	13	0.93
Sep 2023	14	26	1.9	13	0.93
Sep 2022	17	29	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2021	9	17	1.9	8	0.89
Sep 2020	11	18	1.6	7	0.64
Sep 2019	17	33	1.9	21	1.24
Sep 2018	12	31	2.6	9	0.75
Sep 2017	14	26	1.9	11	0.79
Sep 2016	17	37	2.2	21	1.24
Sep 2015	17	40	2.4	26	1.53
Sep 2014	15	26	1.7	12	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 82% · Maths 73% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%124th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard0%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	45%	0%	102	103
2023/24	78%	0%	104	105
2022/23	65%	18%	110	108

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

Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures 2026

2.0applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School
2.6 km · Somerset

Remains Good2024

3.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Wellsprings Primary School
3.1 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Lyngford Park Primary School
3.5 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Staplegrove Church School
3.6 km · Somerset

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Priorswood Primary School
3.9 km · Somerset

Good2022

1.6applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Nerrols Primary School and Nursery
4.0 km · Somerset

Good2023

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church School
4.1 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Norton Fitzwarren Church School
4.1 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123795 · 933/3180
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 119 pupils · 112 on roll
Free school meals: 17.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Greenway, Kingston St Mary, Taunton, TA2 8JH
Local authority: Somerset

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