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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA4 2LAWiveliscombe Primary School
Primary

Wiveliscombe Primary School

Primary

Somerset · Taunton · TA4 2LA http://www.wiveliscombeprimary.com

Pupils
211
cap. 260
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
211
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
211
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Wiveliscombe Primary School · Primary · Somerset

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
-16pp
81%61%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
6%
-11pp
17%12%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
89%
Writing higher standard
29%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
211
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
North Street, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2LA
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
2024/2560%6%71%37%89%29%71%11%80%77%104.0102.0105.09%211
2023/2476%17%79%34%83%38%86%31%90%76%105.0106.0106.09%206
2022/2381%16%91%47%88%31%81%16%94%88%108.0104.0105.0+2.30+2.70-0.908%201
2018/1953%9%59%25%72%16%63%16%81%50%101.0102.099.0-3.70-2.60-5.009%217
2017/1840%6%60%23%71%11%46%11%83%49%102.099.099.0-3.50-2.20-5.0011%228
2016/1752%12%69%36%83%17%64%21%81%57%105.0102.0103.0-0.40-0.10-2.9012%241

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
2024/2521121.59%8%20%6%16%
2023/2420623.49%7%21%6%14%
2022/2320121.88%6%20%6%12%
2021/2219220.010%2%17%6%15%
2020/2119419.810%2%16%
2018/1921720.29%2%13%4%9%
2017/1822821.611%3%14%4%7%
2016/1724118.912%3%12%4%4%

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