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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA2 6TBNorton Fitzwarren Church School
Primary

Norton Fitzwarren Church School

Primary

Somerset · Taunton · TA2 6TB www.nortonfitzwarrenprimary.co.uk

Pupils
303
cap. 324
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
303
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
303
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Norton Fitzwarren Church School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
-5pp
78%66%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
6%
+3pp
26%13%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
303
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Blackdown View, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, TA2 6TB
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
2024/2553%6%81%32%70%6%64%30%91%72%106.0104.0105.013%303
2023/2458%3%81%39%68%3%71%29%81%71%106.0104.0103.015%331
2022/2365%5%85%38%75%8%78%30%88%73%107.0104.0104.0+1.80-1.10-0.5016%324
2018/1978%26%83%52%78%30%78%57%87%83%111.0108.0110.0+4.00+1.80+2.6018%264
2017/1853%0%80%27%60%13%73%13%80%60%106.0104.0104.0+3.10-1.20+2.00220
2016/1789%28%100%72%89%44%100%50%100%89%112.0109.0109.0+5.30+2.30+3.4020%201

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
2024/2530321.513%18%16%5%12%
2023/2433123.915%12%19%5%8%
2022/2332423.516%10%23%5%9%
2021/2229323.615%11%23%6%16%
2020/2130124.517%10%22%
2018/1926422.518%5%23%4%6%
2017/1819.15%9%
2016/1720119.320%2%24%4%9%

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