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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA1 4RTParkfield Primary School
Primary

Parkfield Primary School

Primary

Somerset · Taunton · TA1 4RT www.parkfieldschool.co.uk/

Pupils
436
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
436
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
436
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Parkfield Primary School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
+2pp
77%69%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
16%
+10pp
27%17%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 16%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
436
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
27%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Parkfield Road, Taunton, TA1 4RT
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
2024/2566%16%73%36%84%25%73%25%91%81%105.0103.0106.011%436
2023/2464%6%84%42%78%11%70%27%92%78%107.0105.0109.011%433
2022/2360%16%71%29%82%27%71%26%87%73%106.0104.0106.0+0.50+2.20-0.9012%427
2018/1976%27%82%45%95%40%90%40%94%95%108.0108.0110.0+2.40+2.60+1.4012%426
2017/1877%17%91%36%87%34%85%30%92%75%107.0106.0106.0-0.70+0.00-1.5011%413
2016/1771%9%79%38%82%29%84%18%82%80%105.0104.0106.0-2.10-0.90-2.5010%417

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
2024/2543624.311%27%11%5%10%
2023/2443325.411%27%12%4%8%
2022/2342722.612%25%12%5%11%
2021/2242422.111%24%12%6%12%
2020/2141621.612%23%12%
2018/1942623.912%20%12%3%4%
2017/1841324.711%18%12%3%5%
2016/1741724.210%16%11%4%6%

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