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North Curry CofE Primary School

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personMrs Helen Morley

corporate_fareRICHARD HUISH TRUST

location_onTaunton, TA3 6NQ

language Visit Website phone 1823490423

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

151

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Expected Standard

79%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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North Curry CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Taunton, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 14% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

North Curry CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Taunton, Somerset, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of RICHARD HUISH TRUST. The school has approximately 148 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 32% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #30 of 148 primaries in Somerset and #4,985 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 57%

Reading84% LA 72%

Writing84% LA 69%

Maths84% LA 69%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading88% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading92% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths92% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA -0.5

-1.1 to 6.0

0.9

Write

LA -0.4

-2.5 to 4.3

0.9

Maths

LA -1.4

-2.4 to 4.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading83% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA -0.8

-0.9 to 3.6

-0.9

Write

LA -0.4

-3.0 to 1.2

0.2

Maths

LA -1.4

-1.8 to 2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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04 May 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-01-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-09-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-03-17

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 148 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	148	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	144	3	2.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	160	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	157	2	1.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	152	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	151	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	142	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	159	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	148	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	176	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	167	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	171	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	174	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	166	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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