Academy converter · Somerset

Staplegrove Church School

5–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141159URN

Hudson Way, Staplegrove, Taunton, TA2 6UP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.7 above Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

76 applications for 30 places · 14th of 130 in Somerset

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

Graded GoodMay 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

Inspection history

20 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
30 May 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Staplegrove CofE Primary School, URN 123801

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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Somerset median (1.8) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

76 applications · 30 places offered · 39 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.8; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 2.6; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 3.1; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 2.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 2.8; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 3.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 3.1; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 3.6; Somerset median median 1.8
2017 3.5; Somerset median median 1.9
2016 3.6; Somerset median median 1.9
2015 3.4; Somerset median median 1.9
2014 3.8; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 12 of 12 years.

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Staplegrove CofE Primary School (URN 123801), the previous school.

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	30	76	2.5	39	1.30
Sep 2025	28	78	2.8	32	1.14
Sep 2024	28	73	2.6	26	0.93
Sep 2023	30	93	3.1	43	1.43
Sep 2022	28	72	2.6	27	0.96
Sep 2021	28	78	2.8	31	1.11
Sep 2020	30	99	3.3	33	1.10
Sep 2019	30	94	3.1	33	1.10
Sep 2018	30	109	3.6	38	1.27
Sep 2017	30	106	3.5	41	1.37
Sep 2016	30	107	3.6	52	1.73
Sep 2015	30	102	3.4	44	1.47
Sep 2014 *	30	114	3.8	41	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 70% · Maths 77% → 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 standard73%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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%	13%	106	106
2023/24	63%	13%	102	103
2022/23	53%	3%	106	102

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

Staplegrove Church SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Norton Fitzwarren Church School
1.4 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Bishops Hull Primary School
1.4 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church School
1.6 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
North Town Academy
1.7 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

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

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Priorswood Primary School
1.9 km · Somerset

Good2022

1.6applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Parkfield Primary School
2.0 km · Somerset

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton
2.3 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141159 · 933/3189
Trust: The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 9.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2014
Replaced: Staplegrove CofE Primary School (URN 123801)
Address: Hudson Way, Staplegrove, Taunton, TA2 6UP
Local authority: Somerset

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