Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School
Crowcombe, Taunton, TA4 4AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Lewis
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 50
- URN
- 123830
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01984618273
About this school
Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Taunton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 50 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 January 2025, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 50% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 67% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 83% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 113.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| 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 Crowcombe CofE VA 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 | 88% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 50 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School compares
Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School ranked 26th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.9% | 14% | 50 | — |
| Stogumber CofE Primary School | 86% | 3.6% | 20.9% | 41 | 2.5 miles |
| Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School | 40% | 4.6% | 10.8% | 32 | 2.8 miles |
| Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School | 53% | 4.5% | 14.7% | 144 | 3.7 miles |
| Bishops Lydeard Church School | 42% | 5.6% | 22.2% | 196 | 4.7 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England First School | — | 6.7% | 37.4% | 123 | 5.0 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 6.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stogumber CofE Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Nether Stowey Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Bridgwater
-
Bishops Lydeard Church School4.7 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
St Peter's Church of England First School5.0 miles
Primary · Taunton
Other schools in Taunton
Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School ranks 8th 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
- Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holway Park Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School teach?
- Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Taunton.
- Who is the headteacher of Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School?
- The headteacher of Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School is Mrs Kate Lewis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crowcombe CofE VA 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 Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School?
- Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School has 50 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School full?
- Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School has capacity for 60 pupils and 50 on roll (83%), 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 Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Does Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School rank locally?
- Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School ranked 26th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School's absence rate?
- Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crowcombe CofE VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crowcombe CofE VA 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 2 July 2026.