Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 9-13
Religion Church of England
Address North Road
Williton
Taunton
Somerset
TA4 4SW
Phone 01984632581
Reference Number 140631

General Makeup

Number of pupils 349
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.44%
Girls: 47.56%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.9

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
5 37 35 72
6 55 40 95
7 41 42 83
8 50 49 99

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.8%
White, Other 1.1%
African 1.1%
Asian, Other 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
White & Asian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
Last Report Date 2025-01-17
Date Report
2024-12-11 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 17 January 2025
2023-06-20 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 14 September 2023
2021-06-22 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 19 July 2021
2021-03-02 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 31 March 2021
2019-05-21 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 19 June 2019
2017-01-10 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 20 February 2017
2014-03-06 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 07 March 2014
Previously as Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
2011-09-13 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 06 October 2011
2009-06-18 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 09 July 2009
2008-06-05 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 July 2008
2006-06-07 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 29 June 2006
2000-10-30 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 07 February 2001
2011-09-13 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 06 October 2011
2009-06-18 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 09 July 2009
2008-06-05 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 July 2008
2006-06-07 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 29 June 2006
2000-10-30 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 07 February 2001

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 27% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Unlock Unlock

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 100 Unlock Unlock
Maths 99 Unlock Unlock

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 -2.5 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1.2 Unlock Unlock
Maths -2.9 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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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.

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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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