Martock Church of England VA Primary School
Elmleigh Road, Martock, TA12 6EF
This school is closed (it closed in December 2025).
It was replaced by Martock Church School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Lafferty-Jenkins
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 123856
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
Martock Church of England VA Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Martock. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 190 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Martock Church of England VA Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 32 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 53% | 29% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 69% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 75% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 69% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Martock Church of England 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 | 37% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 29% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Martock Church of England VA Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 29% | 7.4% | 26.3% | 190 | — |
| Martock Church School | — | — | — | 169 | 0.0 miles |
| Ash Church of England Primary School | 81% | 3.6% | 19.8% | 129 | 1.2 miles |
| Castle Primary School | 50% | 4.9% | 31.6% | 136 | 1.5 miles |
| Norton Sub Hamdon Church School | 57% | 4.8% | 12.5% | 63 | 2.2 miles |
| Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School | 67% | 6.8% | 16.1% | 119 | 2.2 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)
- 26.32%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.38%
- Persistent absence
- 23.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Martock Church School0.0 miles
Primary · Martock
-
Ash Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Martock
-
Castle Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Stoke-Sub-Hamdon
-
Norton Sub Hamdon Church School2.2 miles
Primary · Stoke-Sub-Hamdon
-
Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Martock
Other schools in Martock
- Ash Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kingsbury Episcopi Primary School Primary
- Martock Church School Primary
- Hill View School Free Schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Martock Church of England VA Primary School teach?
- Martock Church of England VA Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Martock.
- Has Martock Church of England VA Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Martock Church of England VA 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 big is Martock Church of England VA Primary School?
- Martock Church of England VA Primary School had 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Martock Church of England VA Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 29% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Martock Church of England VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Martock Church of England 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 31 December 2025.