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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA4 4SWDanesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
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Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School

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Somerset · Taunton · TA4 4SW www.danesfieldcofemiddleschool.co.uk

Pupils
349
cap. 450
Ages
9 - 13
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
27%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
349
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
27%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
349
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 20/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseAll-through
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School · All-through · Somerset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
27%
+10pp
57%37%17%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
RWM higher standard
3%
+2pp
6%4%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
54%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
40%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
46%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
40%
SPAG higher standard
8%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
99.0
GPS scaled score
98.0

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
349
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
29%

Contact

Address
North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SW
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
2024/2527%3%54%17%40%8%46%13%70%40%100.099.098.021%349
2023/2417%1%54%7%20%1%48%7%61%44%100.099.099.021%368
2022/2342%6%60%14%62%6%55%14%66%52%102.0100.0100.0-2.50-1.20-2.9016%352
2018/1957%4%66%29%75%7%73%8%86%75%104.0102.0105.0+0.20-1.00-1.208%318
2017/1847%5%66%14%77%12%66%15%70%64%102.0102.0103.0-0.60+1.20-0.3012%292
2016/1761%9%76%27%73%18%80%25%76%78%105.0104.0106.0+1.20+0.20+1.0014%295

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
2024/2534937.521%2%36%10%29%
2023/2436830.221%2%35%10%29%
2022/2335229.816%2%32%9%28%
2021/2236327.910%2%29%8%25%
2020/2132619.210%3%32%
2018/1931820.68%2%32%5%13%
2017/1829220.312%1%36%6%14%
2016/1729519.214%1%36%5%16%

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