Bishops Hull Primary School
Bishops Hull Hill, Bishops Hull, Taunton, TA1 5EB
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Bishops Hull Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike Turner
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 123700
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
Bishops Hull Primary School was a community primary school in Taunton. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 212 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bishops Hull Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bishops Hull Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishops Hull Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 72% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 16.5% | 212 | — |
| Bishops Hull Primary School | 76% | 5% | 17.7% | 205 | 0.0 miles |
| Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton | 75% | 4.6% | 13.8% | 423 | 0.8 miles |
| Staplegrove Church School | 63% | 3.2% | 8.8% | 206 | 0.9 miles |
| Parkfield Primary School | 66% | 4.7% | 11.5% | 436 | 0.9 miles |
| Norton Fitzwarren Church School | 53% | 4.9% | 15.8% | 306 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.5%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bishops Hull Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Taunton
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Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton0.8 miles
Primary · Taunton
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Staplegrove Church School0.9 miles
Primary · Taunton
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Parkfield Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Taunton
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Norton Fitzwarren Church School1.0 miles
Primary · Taunton
Other schools in Taunton
- Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, Taunton Primary
- Bishops Hull Primary School Primary
- Bishops Lydeard Church School Primary
- Blackbrook Primary School Primary
- Cheddon Fitzpaine Church School Primary
- Churchstanton Primary School Primary
- Cotford St Luke Primary School Primary
- Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holway Park Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bishops Hull Primary School teach?
- Bishops Hull Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Taunton.
- Has Bishops Hull Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bishops Hull Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Bishops Hull Primary School?
- Bishops Hull Primary School had 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Bishops Hull Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bishops Hull Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishops Hull Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 August 2024.