Tatworth Primary School

Tatworth Primary School is performing well overall, with a consistent 'Good' rating across all domains in its recent inspection. The school fosters an enthusiastic learning environment where pupils are encouraged to be curious and determined learners. With an inclusive approach, teachers support all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ensuring they have the opportunity to learn alongside their peers. The school has reestablished various extracurricular activities, contributing to a rich educational experience, including the arts and physical education.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate enthusiasm for learning and are well-behaved.
• The school provides high-quality physical education and design and technology.
• Leaders have effectively planned the curriculum in history.
• Inclusive practices support students with SEND effectively.
• Strong emphasis on safeguarding with effective policies in place.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, teaching lacks secure subject knowledge, affecting pupil learning.
• Assessment systems are underdeveloped, limiting teachers' ability to identify knowledge gaps.

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 Tatworth Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.3% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Tatworth 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 Tatworth Primary School had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.7% 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, 14.8% of pupils at Tatworth Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 2024–25 Tatworth Primary School received £6,714 and spent £6,423 for each of its 196 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £145,000 (£740 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Tatworth Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tatworth Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Tatworth Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Tatworth Primary School was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Tatworth Primary School have?

Tatworth Primary School has 196 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tatworth Primary School cover?

Tatworth Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Tatworth Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Tatworth Primary School?

Tatworth Primary School is at School Lane, Tatworth, Chard, Somerset, TA20 2RX.