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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA20 3SJBuckland St Mary Church of England Primary School
Primary

Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School

Primary

Somerset · Chard · TA20 3SJ www.bucklandstmarycofeprimary.org

Pupils
62
cap. 90
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
62
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
62
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.6:1
Admissions
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School · Primary · Somerset

Finance£9025 spend / pupil£9748 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

RWM expected standard
71%
71%71%71%
'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
0%
0%0%0%
'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
57%
LA AVG 70.28%
SPAG higher standard
14%
LA AVG 25.69%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.04
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.63
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
62
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Fairend Lane, Buckland St Mary, Chard, TA20 3SJ
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
2024/2571%0%71%43%71%0%71%14%100%57%106.0103.0101.015%62
2023/24Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published4%New school

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
2024/256217.215%2%16%4%5%
2023/24684%0%18%6%25%

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