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Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademyChurch of England57 pupilsTauntonSomerset
School Chooser Score
1
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 1 to 3
Out of 100. Better than 7% of the 50 schools most like it.
OfstedRequires improvementLast Ofsted inspection, January 2022
Reached the expected level at 11100%England 63%
Attendance95.3%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families28%About the same as most schools in England
Places20 spare57 pupils, 77 places
Pupils per teacher13.0School workforce census

Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School is a sponsored academy in Taunton for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 57 pupils and room for 77. About 28 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. We give it 1 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 7% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2022.

Stoke St Gregory, Huntham Lane, Taunton, TA3 6EG01823 490437stokestgregory.schoolMr David Rowland headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 25 January 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Requires improvement overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Requires improvement
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Requires improvement
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Requires improvement
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

7 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 11100%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level29%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score108.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score114.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 75%75%20172018: 53%53%20182019: 77%77%20192023: 88%88%20232024: 36%36%20242025: 100%100%2025
Since 2017: +25%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure20252024†2023†2019†2018†2017†SomersetEngland
Pupils tested7118131512
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths100%36%88%77%53%75%60%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths29%9%0%0%0%0%7%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score108.0106.0104.0103.0104.0104.0105.1105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score114.0102.0104.0105.0103.0103.0103.7104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score112.0103.0102.0101.099.0103.0104.5105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard100%73%88%85%73%83%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard100%55%100%92%67%75%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)100%55%88%85%80%83%
Reading progressReading progress score-0.4-0.9-3.2-3.9
Maths progressMaths progress score-0.2+0.0-3.9-5.3

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 Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced in December 2023. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Plenty of spare places59 pupils for 77 places, 2024/25
77% full

18 places were empty (23% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.

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 a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll57Census January 2026
Places7774% full
Pupils from low-income families28%28% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English7%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support16%9 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Average class size19.03 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)28%£24,800 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls29 / 28
White British pupils90%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (6), Other difficulty or disability (1), Specific learning difficulty (1), language and communications needs (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024
Pupils on roll576161
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals28%26%26%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language7%7%13%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support18%15%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.3%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school7.4%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.9%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.7%6.1%4.5%5.4%1.9%2.9%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.9%4.3%3.4%3.9%1.4%2.5%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.9%1.9%1.1%1.5%0.5%0.5%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence7.4%10.7%8.8%15.0%3.1%6.3%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00

† These attendance figures are for Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School, the school this one replaced in December 2023. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers4.4full-time equivalent, 5 people
Pupils per teacher13.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants2.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,617
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£8,279England £7,128. Total £505k
Income per pupil£9,459England £7,587. Total £577k
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,869England £3,405
Money in reserve4%Not much put by: £22k, £353 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£72kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£8,279spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate54 per 1,000 people41% lower than the England average
Nearest bus stop70 mRoyal Oak Inn, 6 stops within 500 m

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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
North Curry CofE Primary SchoolAcademy2.3 miles146No overall grade 202591Compare
Curry Rivel Church of England VC Primary SchoolChurch of England3.0 miles183Good 202347Compare
Othery Village SchoolAcademy3.5 miles62Good 202458Compare
Curry Mallet Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England3.7 miles64No overall grade 202454Compare
North Newton Community Primary SchoolCouncil3.8 miles93Good 202334Compare
Middlezoy Primary SchoolAcademy4.0 miles5Good 202479Compare
Huish Episcopi Primary SchoolAcademy4.7 miles175Good 202094Compare
Hambridge Community Primary SchoolAcademy4.7 miles104Good 202383Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats7%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 1 is 30 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 0 · middle 32 · highest 95100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 1 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 1% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 1 to 3. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
Ofsted inspection16% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)well below
-1.67
Ofsted grade, 4.6 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
Direction of travel over five years0%no data
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.13
2024/25; 54 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School scores 1 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 7% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 1 to 3, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School requires improvement at its last full inspection on 25 January 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.

How good are Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 100% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 29% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School have?

57 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 77 places, so it is 74% full.

Is Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 18 places were empty in 2024/25 (23% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School?

Pupils were in school 95.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 7% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School?

The average class had 19.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Stoke St Gregory, Huntham Lane, Taunton, TA3 6EG
Telephone
01823 490437
Website
www.stokestgregory.school
Headteacher
Mr David Rowland
Type of school
Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Bath and Wells
Multi-academy trust
The Oak Partnership Trust (6 schools)
Local authority
Somerset
Ward
Monkton & North Curry
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 December 2023 (new provision)
URN
150233 · LAESTAB 9332061 · UKPRN 10093447
Formerly
Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School

Where these figures come from