Trull Church of England VA Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Road
Trull
Taunton
Somerset
TA3 7JZ
Phone 01823333239
Reference Number 123850

Trull Church of England VA Primary School has demonstrated overall good performance across various aspects of education, maintaining its commitment to nurturing and developing pupils. The school has adapted well to the current inspection framework after a long gap since its last inspection 15 years ago, with the personal development of pupils standing out as exceptional. Pupils enjoy a supportive environment that cultivates their interests and talents, with strong leadership setting high expectations for academic success and well-being.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 251
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49%
Girls: 51%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 36

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 19 17 36
2 17 21 38
3 13 24 37
4 19 19 38
5 24 14 38
6 18 16 34

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.4%
White, Other 4.8%
Chinese 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
White & Asian 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 22 Nov 2022
Date Report
22 Nov 2022 School inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
24 May 2007 Full inspection:
25 Feb 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong pastoral support that enhances pupils' well-being
  • A nurturing environment that fosters happiness and learning
  • High expectations set by leaders resulting in good academic achievements
  • A well-designed inclusive curriculum tailored to pupils' needs
  • Excellent opportunities for extracurricular involvement, especially in sports and the arts
  • Effective early reading program with strong phonics instruction

Areas for Improvement

  • Lack of clarity in some subjects regarding the knowledge and skills to be learned
  • Writing skills not developed across the curriculum

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 82%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 15%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 110
Maths 108

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.3
Writing 1.7
Maths 0.3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 25 2
Third Preference 25 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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