Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School

Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive environment where pupils demonstrate strong engagement with the school's values. Significant improvements have been made to the quality of education, though there are still notable areas for development, particularly in curriculum design and assessment practices. The school has a strong community focus, with pupils taking on responsibilities and participating in various clubs to enrich their learning experience. However, some pupils are struggling with remembering key knowledge due to gaps in curriculum specification and inconsistent checks on their learning.

Strengths

• Strong community focus with inclusive values.
• Pupils actively participate in leadership and community roles.
• Commitment to developing a positive reading culture.
• Warm relationships between staff and pupils.
• Strong tracking of attendance and support for families.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent application of behaviour expectations leads to disruptions.
• Curriculum does not clearly specify essential knowledge for all subjects.
• Assessment practices are not effectively identifying gaps in pupils' knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.0% of pupils at Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School had 11.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.0% of pupils at Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School received £11,088 and spent £11,401 for each of its 91 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £306,000 (£3,360 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). This school files a single return with the other schools in its federation, so the figures are for the whole federation.

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What is Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School have?

Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School has 50 pupils on roll.

What age range does Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School cover?

Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School?

Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School is at Crowcombe, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4AA.