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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA20 1SDThe Redstart Primary School
Primary

The Redstart Primary School

Primary

Somerset · Chard · TA20 1SD www.theredstartprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
461
cap. 452
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
461
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
461
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Redstart Primary School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
-11pp
78%67%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
3%
-9pp
17%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
5%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
461
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Redstart Road, Chard, TA20 1SD
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
2024/2567%3%82%35%73%5%88%28%92%72%106.0106.0103.012%461
2023/2478%12%85%38%85%25%92%38%93%88%107.0108.0111.012%461
2022/2371%17%79%35%86%24%83%40%94%81%106.0106.0107.0+0.90+2.70+2.0011%449
2018/1967%12%77%30%77%24%89%21%85%80%105.0105.0107.0+0.10-0.80-0.1013%429
2017/1856%6%67%25%75%19%77%14%75%72%104.0103.0104.0-1.50-0.30-0.8013%435
2016/1766%6%78%22%77%18%71%12%72%83%104.0103.0107.0+0.30+0.30-0.9016%441

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
2024/2546124.812%12%22%5%9%
2023/2446124.012%11%22%5%10%
2022/2344923.711%12%23%5%14%
2021/2246123.111%11%22%7%16%
2020/2146023.58%12%19%
2018/1942915.213%10%22%4%6%
2017/1843518.013%8%22%4%5%
2016/1744118.216%7%22%4%6%

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