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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA1 2JAHolway Park Community Primary School
Primary

Holway Park Community Primary School

Primary

Somerset · Taunton · TA1 2JA www.holwaypark.somerset.sch.uk/

Pupils
369
cap. 434
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
39%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
369
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
39%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
369
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Holway Park Community Primary School · Primary · Somerset

Finance£8652 spend / pupil£8732 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
39%
-9pp
49%44%39%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
RWM higher standard
1%
-12pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
57%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
56%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
55%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
56%
LA AVG 70.28%
SPAG higher standard
12%
LA AVG 25.69%
Reading scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 105.04
Maths scaled score
100.0
LA AVG 103.63
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
369
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
LA AVG 19.8:1
EAL
28%
LA AVG 8.89%
FSM eligible
36%
LA AVG 19.3%
SEN
20%
LA AVG 25.35%
Overall absence
7%
LA AVG 6.47%
Persistent absence
21%
LA AVG 15.58%

Contact

Address
Shakespeare Avenue, Taunton, TA1 2JA
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
2024/2539%1%57%18%56%3%55%10%69%56%102.0100.0100.020%369
2023/2448%13%55%21%66%18%60%15%71%37%102.0102.099.019%377
2022/2346%6%67%15%69%13%60%23%77%63%104.0102.0103.0+0.60+2.40+0.4024%336
2018/1949%0%59%7%76%27%63%17%76%54%101.0103.0102.0-2.00+1.40-1.2023%330
2017/1845%3%60%15%63%13%63%23%80%60%103.0102.0102.0-3.10-3.40-2.0021%309
2016/1750%7%60%17%76%29%69%12%79%50%102.0102.0102.0-1.00+3.00-0.2026%326

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
2024/2536917.220%28%36%7%21%
2023/2437716.819%27%36%7%24%
2022/2333617.024%20%38%7%22%
2021/2235117.624%17%42%9%31%
2020/2134619.227%13%42%
2018/1933017.623%10%36%4%8%
2017/1830917.621%11%35%4%8%
2016/1732617.926%10%39%5%12%

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