St Andrew's Church School
Grove Terrace, Taunton, TA2 6HA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kaye Frounks
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Bath and Wells Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 140062
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01823275906
About this school
St Andrew's Church School is a Church of England primary academy in Taunton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 223 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 38% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 59% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 47% | 59% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 59% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.30 | - | - |
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 St Andrew's Church 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 | 32% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Andrew's Church School compares
St Andrew's Church School ranked 126th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 4.4% | 15.7% | 223 | — |
| Priorswood Primary School | 44% | 5.3% | 35.3% | 211 | 0.3 miles |
| North Town Academy | 58% | 3.8% | 11.5% | 470 | 0.4 miles |
| Wellsprings Primary School | 44% | 5.7% | 30.3% | 279 | 0.7 miles |
| St James Church School | 49% | 6.2% | 30.4% | 479 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 52% | 5.8% | 29.7% | 363 | 0.9 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)
- 15.68%
- English as an additional language
- 26.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 6.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Priorswood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
North Town Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Wellsprings Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
St James Church School0.7 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Taunton
Other schools in Taunton
St Andrew's Church School ranks 26th 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 St Andrew's Church School teach?
- St Andrew's Church School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Taunton.
- Who is the headteacher of St Andrew's Church School?
- The headteacher of St Andrew's Church School is Mrs Kaye Frounks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Andrew's Church School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Andrew's Church 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 St Andrew's Church School?
- St Andrew's Church School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Andrew's Church School full?
- St Andrew's Church School has capacity for 230 pupils and 223 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Andrew's Church School a faith school?
- Yes. St Andrew's Church School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Does St Andrew's Church School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Andrew's Church School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Andrew's Church School?
- St Andrew's Church School is part of THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Andrew's Church School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Andrew's Church School rank locally?
- St Andrew's Church School ranked 126th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Andrew's Church School's absence rate?
- St Andrew's Church School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Andrew's Church School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Andrew's Church 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 1 July 2026.