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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA20 1NSAvishayes Community Primary School
Primary

Avishayes Community Primary School

Primary

Somerset · Chard · TA20 1NS www.avishayes.co.uk/

Pupils
208
cap. 239
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
208
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
208
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 08/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Avishayes Community Primary School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
46%
+30pp
54%35%16%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
50%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
46%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
208
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Fairway Rise, Chard, TA20 1NS
Local authority
Somerset
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2546%0%77%23%62%8%50%15%85%46%105.0100.0101.020%208
2023/2416%0%41%9%31%3%25%0%88%25%99.095.096.020%220
2022/2341%0%59%11%59%0%44%7%78%37%101.0100.098.0-2.60-2.90-3.3017%219
2018/1954%6%66%23%69%17%83%23%77%80%103.0105.0109.0-1.00-1.60-0.7021%237
2017/1850%5%73%9%77%9%73%14%73%91%104.0103.0105.0-0.10+0.00+0.3019%229
2016/1752%3%55%12%70%9%70%27%73%79%102.0104.0106.0-2.20-1.20+0.2020%240

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520819.220%26%31%7%23%
2023/2422021.020%26%32%7%20%
2022/2321921.717%28%33%9%26%
2021/2224419.021%26%34%10%31%
2020/2122521.320%26%29%
2018/1923722.421%24%32%5%11%
2017/1822921.419%17%34%6%13%
2016/1724022.320%16%32%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.