Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary
Oake, Taunton, TA4 1AZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Becky Barnes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- URN
- 135832
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01823461533
About this school
Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Taunton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 67 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 67% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 72% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 72% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 67% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| 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 Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary 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 | 50% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 93 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary compares
Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary ranked 140th 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 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 4.7% | 11.8% | 67 | — |
| Cotford St Luke Primary School | 44% | 6.4% | 15.2% | 201 | 1.3 miles |
| Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School | 60% | 5.6% | 7% | 188 | 2.2 miles |
| Bishops Lydeard Church School | 42% | 5.6% | 22.2% | 196 | 2.7 miles |
| Norton Fitzwarren Church School | 53% | 4.9% | 15.8% | 306 | 2.7 miles |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School | — | 3.3% | 13.1% | 278 | 2.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.83%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 13.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cotford St Luke Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-School2.2 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Bishops Lydeard Church School2.7 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Norton Fitzwarren Church School2.7 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Wellington
Other schools in Taunton
Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary ranks 33rd 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 Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary teach?
- Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Taunton.
- Who is the headteacher of Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary?
- The headteacher of Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary is Mrs Becky Barnes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary, 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 Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary?
- Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary has 67 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary full?
- Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary has capacity for 120 pupils and 67 on roll (56%), 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 Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary a faith school?
- Yes. Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Does Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary as having no nursery classes.
- How have Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary rank locally?
- Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary ranked 140th 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 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary's absence rate?
- Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC Primary'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 1 July 2026.