Holway Park Community Primary School
Shakespeare Avenue, Taunton, TA1 2JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Brewer
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 434
- Pupils on roll
- 335
- URN
- 123739
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01823252126
About this school
Holway Park Community Primary School is a community primary school in Taunton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 335 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holway Park Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 | 62 | 77 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 48% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 13% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 55% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 60% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 37% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Holway Park Community 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 | 46% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 336 |
| 2023/24 | 377 |
| 2024/25 | 369 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holway Park Community Primary School compares
Holway Park Community Primary School ranked 141st of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 6.6% | 35.5% | 335 | — |
| Blackbrook Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 14.7% | 222 | 0.3 miles |
| Minerva Primary School | 67% | 7.4% | 57.6% | 140 | 0.6 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 52% | 5.8% | 29.7% | 363 | 0.6 miles |
| St James Church School | 49% | 6.2% | 30.4% | 479 | 0.7 miles |
| St George's Catholic School | 63% | 4.6% | 9.9% | 219 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 February 2025
- 17 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.5%
- English as an additional language
- 28.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 20.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blackbrook Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Minerva Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
St James Church School0.7 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
St George's Catholic School0.8 miles
Primary · Taunton
Other schools in Taunton
Holway Park Community Primary School ranks 34th 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
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holway Park Community Primary School teach?
- Holway Park Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Taunton.
- Who is the headteacher of Holway Park Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holway Park Community Primary School is Mrs Susan Brewer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holway Park Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holway Park Community 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 many pupils are at Holway Park Community Primary School?
- Holway Park Community Primary School has 335 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Holway Park Community Primary School full?
- Holway Park Community Primary School has capacity for 434 pupils and 335 on roll (77%), 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 Holway Park Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Holway Park Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holway Park Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Holway Park Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Holway Park Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Holway Park Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Holway Park Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holway Park Community Primary School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Holway Park Community Primary School ranked 141st of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holway Park Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Holway Park Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holway Park Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holway Park Community 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.