Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School
Station Road, Hatch Beauchamp, Taunton, TA3 6SQ
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
It was replaced by Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Crocker
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Taunton Deane
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 34
- URN
- 145842
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School was a Church of England primary academy in Taunton. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 34 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2018, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 33% |
| Expected standard in maths | 25% | 44% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 22% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - |
| Writing progress | -3.80 | - |
| Maths progress | -5.50 | - |
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 Hatch Beauchamp Church of England 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 | 25% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.4% | 22.6% | 34 | — |
| Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School | — | 6.2% | 37.5% | 33 | 0.1 miles |
| Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School | — | 6.3% | 10.3% | 64 | 1.9 miles |
| Ashill Community Primary School | 67% | 8% | 11.1% | 34 | 2.3 miles |
| Thurlbear Church of England Primary School | 76% | 3.5% | 7.4% | 210 | 2.4 miles |
| North Curry CofE Primary School | 79% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 146 | 2.9 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.6%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.4%
- Persistent absence
- 25.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Curry Mallet Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Ashill Community Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Ilminster
-
Thurlbear Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
North Curry CofE Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Taunton
Other 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 ages does Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School teach?
- Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Taunton.
- Has Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hatch Beauchamp Church of England 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 many pupils are at Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School?
- Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School had 34 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hatch Beauchamp Church of England 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 2023.