Maiden Beech Academy
Lyme Road, Crewkerne, TA18 8HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Luce
- Sponsor
- Bridgwater College Trust
- Constituency
- Yeovil
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 137118
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0146072677
About this school
Maiden Beech Academy is a primary academy in Crewkerne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 102 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 81 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.90 |
| Writing progress | -1.70 |
| Maths progress | -3.30 |
Trends over time
How Maiden Beech Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 85 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maiden Beech Academy compares
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 | — | 4.8% | 20% | 102 | — |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School | 64% | 4.3% | 31.2% | 154 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashlands Church of England Primary School | 50% | 6% | 27.1% | 141 | 0.8 miles |
| Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School | 43% | 6.1% | 28.6% | 47 | 2.5 miles |
| Merriott Primary School | 30% | 3% | 7.3% | 126 | 2.5 miles |
| Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 71% | 4.6% | 24.4% | 132 | 2.6 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
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 1 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 9.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Crewkerne
-
Ashlands Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Crewkerne
-
Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Crewkerne
-
Merriott Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Merriott
-
Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Beaminster
Other schools in Crewkerne
- Ashlands Church of England Primary School Primary
- Haselbury Plucknett Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- West Chinnock Church School Primary
- Wadham School Secondary
- Horizons Therapeutic Education Trust Free Schools
- Perrott Hill School Limited Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Maiden Beech Academy teach?
- Maiden Beech Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Crewkerne.
- Who is the headteacher of Maiden Beech Academy?
- The headteacher of Maiden Beech Academy is Mrs Claire Luce, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Maiden Beech Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maiden Beech Academy, 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 Maiden Beech Academy?
- Maiden Beech Academy has 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Maiden Beech Academy full?
- Maiden Beech Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 102 on roll (24%), 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 Maiden Beech Academy a faith school?
- No. Maiden Beech Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Maiden Beech Academy?
- Maiden Beech Academy is part of BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Maiden Beech Academy's absence rate?
- Maiden Beech Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maiden Beech Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maiden Beech Academy'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.