Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School is a converter academy in Taunton for boys and girls aged 9 to 13.
North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SWJoanna Smith headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2026: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Before it became this school, Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School was inspected on 20 June 2023 and judged Requires improvement (report). Same building, same children, so that report is the best guide until Ofsted comes back.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
92 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 92 | 84 | 106 | 73 | 73 | 85 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 17% | 42% | 57% | 47% | 61% | 60% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.1 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 99.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.7 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 98.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 | 104.5 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 54% | 54% | 60% | 66% | 66% | 76% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 46% | 48% | 55% | 73% | 66% | 80% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 40% | 20% | 62% | 75% | 77% | 73% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -2.5 | +0.2 | -0.6 | +1.2 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -2.9 | -1.2 | -0.3 | +1.0 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 9% | 0% | 16% | 37% | 25% | 47% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 37% | 26% | 55% | 69% | 60% | 69% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Somerset council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 89.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 10.3% | 10.1% | 8.7% | 7.9% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.2% | 6.5% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 2.8% | 3.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 5.1% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.2% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 29.3% | 29.3% | 28.0% | 25.4% | 10.2% | 12.7% | 23.9% |
† These attendance figures are for Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Church of England First School | Academy | 220 m | 123 | Good 2024 | 13 | Compare |
| Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery | Church of England/Methodist | 0.7 miles | 173 | No overall grade 2024 | 26 | Compare |
| Old Cleeve Church of England First School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 127 | Good 2023 | 16 | Compare |
| Stogumber CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.2 miles | 41 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School yet.
How good are Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 27% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 3% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School have?
The number of pupils is not published.
What is attendance like at Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School?
Pupils were in school 89.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 29% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- North Road, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4SW
- Headteacher
- Joanna Smith
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Middle school, ages 9-13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership (44 schools)
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward
- Watchet & Stogursey
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2026 (fresh start)
- URN
- 152723 · LAESTAB 9334013 · UKPRN 10101814
- Formerly
- Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.