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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA2 7NFWellsprings Primary School
Primary

Wellsprings Primary School

Primary

Somerset · Taunton · TA2 7NF https://wellsprings.somerset.sch.uk

Pupils
291
cap. 355
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
291
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
291
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/07/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Wellsprings Primary School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
44%
-19pp
63%54%44%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
RWM higher standard
4%
-1pp
10%7%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
52%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
50%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
291
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Crowcombe Road, Taunton, TA2 7NF
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
2024/2544%4%52%21%67%6%77%21%81%50%102.0105.0101.017%291
2023/2463%5%63%16%71%11%79%11%82%50%102.0102.0100.015%301
2022/2348%5%59%16%66%5%77%18%77%45%102.0103.0100.0-3.10-3.10-0.7014%290
2018/1963%5%68%16%79%24%82%18%84%55%102.0105.0103.0-1.40+1.10+0.2014%343
2017/1859%10%69%18%80%20%71%18%82%61%104.0104.0104.0+0.80+3.10+1.2017%339
2016/1765%0%68%14%76%8%84%14%81%76%104.0104.0104.0+0.50-0.40+0.7018%366

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
2024/2529123.317%14%30%6%15%
2023/2430122.015%15%34%7%17%
2022/2329021.814%9%33%8%20%
2021/2230921.519%8%34%7%18%
2020/2130819.416%8%29%
2018/1934318.714%6%26%4%10%
2017/1833919.617%6%31%4%6%
2016/1736622.518%9%30%4%4%

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