Academy converter · Somerset

Ruishton Church of England School

2–11Ages
215Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146717URN

Newlands Road, Ruishton, Taunton, TA3 5JZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.5 above Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

56 applications for 25 places · 22nd of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 · 13 March 2023Ofsted'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

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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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

56 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 2.5; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 3.2; Somerset median median 1.7
2020 2.0; Somerset median median 1.8
2019 3.3; Somerset median median 1.8
2018 2.7; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.8; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Ruishton Church of England Primary School (URN 123822), 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	25	56	2.2	25	1.00
Sep 2025	23	52	2.3	20	0.87
Sep 2024	26	65	2.5	21	0.81
Sep 2023	27	61	2.3	21	0.78
Sep 2022	27	52	1.9	20	0.74
Sep 2021	21	67	3.2	19	0.90
Sep 2020	26	52	2.0	25	0.96
Sep 2019	24	78	3.3	16	0.67
Sep 2018 *	22	60	2.7	20	0.91
Sep 2017 *	24	67	2.8	22	0.92
Sep 2016 *	25	70	2.8	26	1.04
Sep 2015 *	25	71	2.8	24	0.96
Sep 2014 *	25	58	2.3	21	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 66% · Maths 76% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%69th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	62%	3%	106	107
2023/24	52%	10%	105	103
2022/23	46%	4%	105	103

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

Ruishton Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Somerset

2026

2.7applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Blackbrook Primary School
2.1 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Minerva Primary School
2.3 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2022

1.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
West Monkton Church of England School
2.3 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Holway Park Community Primary School
2.5 km · Somerset

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.7applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Nerrols Primary School and Nursery
3.1 km · Somerset

Good2023

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St James Church School
3.3 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Richard Huish College
3.4 km · Somerset

Not yet inspected

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146717 · 933/3286
Trust: The Oak Partnership Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 215 on roll
Free school meals: 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2019
Replaced: Ruishton Church of England Primary School (URN 123822)
Address: Newlands Road, Ruishton, Taunton, TA3 5JZ
Local authority: Somerset

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