Blackbrook Primary School | School performance

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

225

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

225

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

225

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/05/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySomerset

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio23.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Blackbrook Primary School · Primary · Somerset

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard

71%

+27pp

71%58%44%

'23'24'25

'25 · 71%

RWM higher standard

0pp

3%3%3%

'23'24'25

'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

85%

Reading higher standard

41%

Writing expected standard

79%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

82%

Maths higher standard

24%

Science expected standard

91%

SPAG expected standard

79%

SPAG higher standard

41%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

225

Pupil : teacher ratio

23.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

22%

FSM eligible

15%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Ashbourne Crescent, Taunton, TA1 2RA

Local authority

Somerset

Website

www.blackbrookschool.com

Telephone

01823338138

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	71%	3%	85%	41%	79%	3%	82%	24%	91%	79%	108.0	105.0	107.0	—	—	—	15%	225
2023/24	44%	3%	82%	26%	68%	12%	59%	12%	85%	56%	105.0	102.0	102.0	—	—	—	14%	231
2022/23	50%	3%	91%	26%	74%	6%	65%	18%	82%	76%	106.0	104.0	104.0	+2.50	+0.90	+1.10	15%	240

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	225	23.9	15%	22%	15%	5%	13%
2023/24	231	25.1	14%	20%	13%	5%	14%
2022/23	240	23.2	15%	19%	13%	4%	9%
2021/22	234	21.3	14%	18%	14%	4%	7%
2020/21	239	21.6	19%	16%	13%	—	—
2018/19	241	—	22%	13%	18%	4%	7%