Wiveliscombe Primary School
North Street, Wiveliscombe, Taunton, TA4 2LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Crowe
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 123713
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01984623325
About this school
Wiveliscombe Primary School is a community primary school in Taunton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 191 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 29 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 76% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 17% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 79% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 86% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 76% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Wiveliscombe 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 | 81% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wiveliscombe Primary School compares
Wiveliscombe Primary School ranked 78th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.1% | 20.4% | 191 | — |
| Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School | 60% | 5.6% | 7% | 188 | 2.9 miles |
| Langford Budville Church of England Primary School | 13% | 6.2% | 42.9% | 32 | 3.7 miles |
| Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School | 40% | 4.6% | 10.8% | 32 | 4.0 miles |
| Stawley Primary School | 78% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 46 | 4.4 miles |
| Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary | 40% | 4.7% | 11.8% | 67 | 4.9 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.38%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.09%
- Persistent absence
- 16.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School2.9 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Langford Budville Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Wellington
-
Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Stawley Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Wellington
-
Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary4.9 miles
Primary · Taunton
Other schools in Taunton
Wiveliscombe Primary School ranks 18th of the 36 ranked primary 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 year groups does Wiveliscombe Primary School teach?
- Wiveliscombe Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Taunton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wiveliscombe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wiveliscombe Primary School is Mrs Lucy Crowe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wiveliscombe Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wiveliscombe Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Wiveliscombe Primary School?
- Wiveliscombe Primary School has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wiveliscombe Primary School full?
- Wiveliscombe Primary School has capacity for 260 pupils and 191 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wiveliscombe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wiveliscombe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wiveliscombe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wiveliscombe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Wiveliscombe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wiveliscombe Primary School rank locally?
- Wiveliscombe Primary School ranked 78th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wiveliscombe Primary School's absence rate?
- Wiveliscombe Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wiveliscombe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wiveliscombe 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 30 June 2026.