Huish Episcopi Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address North Street
Langport
Somerset
TA10 9RW
Phone 01458250673
Reference Number 141790

Huish Episcopi Primary operates under the Levels multi-academy trust and has shown solid performance across various domains, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating in its first inspection. The headteacher and staff are dedicated to providing high-quality education, and parents express high levels of satisfaction with the school's community and values. The school has a strong focus on reading and mathematics, with noticeable improvements in early reading skills and a well-structured curriculum. However, some challenges remain, particularly in writing standards in key stage 2, where certain students struggle to achieve their full potential in this area.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 177
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.15%
Girls: 50.85%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 10 24
2 13 12 25
3 13 8 21
4 10 20 30
5 14 18 32
6 15 14 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.2%
White, Other 7.3%
Unclassified 2.8%
Indian 2.3%
White & Asian 1.1%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Mixed, Other 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 26 Feb 2020
Date Report
01 Apr 2025 School inspection
26 Feb 2020 School inspection:
22 Feb 2018 Short inspection
04 Mar 2015 Academy conversion letter
12 Sep 2012 Full inspection:
Previously as Huish Episcopi Primary School
12 Sep 2012 Full inspection:
25 Feb 2010 Full inspection:
25 Feb 2010 Full inspection:
22 Jan 2008 Full inspection:
22 Jan 2008 Full inspection:
09 Oct 2007 Monitoring visit
09 Oct 2007 Monitoring visit
02 May 2007 Monitoring visit
02 May 2007 Monitoring visit
30 Jan 2007 Monitoring visit
30 Jan 2007 Monitoring visit
13 Sep 2006 Monitoring visit
13 Sep 2006 Monitoring visit
09 May 2006 Full inspection:
09 May 2006 Full inspection:
31 Jan 2000 Full inspection
31 Jan 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong leadership with a dedicated headteacher
  • High levels of parental satisfaction
  • Effective reading and mathematics curricula
  • Well-developed early reading skills and phonics teaching
  • Solid support for pupils with SEND
  • Disadvantaged pupils achieve well
  • High staff morale and good wellbeing support

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent application of writing strategies in key stage 2
  • Need for improved handwriting skills among older pupils
  • MAT leadership has not effectively communicated with the local governing body

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 93%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 18%

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 111
Maths 109

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 2.7
Writing 2.3
Maths 1.7

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 12 0
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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