Academy converter · Somerset

St Andrew's Church School

4–11Ages
223Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140062URN

Grove Terrace, Taunton, TA2 6HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.3 above Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

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46 applications for 15 places · 3rd of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	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

3.1applications per place, Reception

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

46 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 2.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 2.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 2.8; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 3.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 2.5; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 3.3; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 3.0; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 2.7; 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	15	46	3.1	15	1.00
Sep 2025	30	53	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2024	32	62	1.9	32	1.00
Sep 2023	34	74	2.2	29	0.85
Sep 2022	34	76	2.2	35	1.03
Sep 2021	34	60	1.8	36	1.06
Sep 2020	34	89	2.6	46	1.35
Sep 2019	34	96	2.8	45	1.32
Sep 2018	34	110	3.2	39	1.15
Sep 2017	34	84	2.5	36	1.06
Sep 2016	34	112	3.3	44	1.29
Sep 2015	34	101	3.0	43	1.26
Sep 2014	34	91	2.7	42	1.24

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 62% · Maths 56% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%122nd of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard56%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	47%	0%	106	101
2023/24	38%	0%	101	101
2022/23	32%	6%	103	99

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

St Andrew's Church SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Priorswood Primary School
0.5 km · Somerset

Good2022

1.6applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
North Town Academy
0.7 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Wellsprings Primary School
1.0 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St James Church School
1.1 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Somerset

Good2023

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St George's Catholic School
1.5 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Staplegrove Church School
1.6 km · Somerset

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Lyngford Park Primary School
1.6 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140062 · 933/3191
Trust: The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 226 pupils · 223 on roll
Free school meals: 14.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (URN 123803)
Address: Grove Terrace, Taunton, TA2 6HA
Local authority: Somerset

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