Blackbrook Primary School
Ashbourne Crescent, Taunton, TA1 2RA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE OAK PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Seviour
- Sponsor
- The Oak Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 146704
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01823338138
About this school
Blackbrook Primary School is a primary academy in Taunton. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 222 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blackbrook Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
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 | 50% | 44% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 82% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 59% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 56% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Blackbrook 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 | 50% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blackbrook Primary School compares
Blackbrook Primary School ranked 39th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.8% | 14.7% | 222 | — |
| Holway Park Community Primary School | 39% | 6.6% | 35.5% | 335 | 0.3 miles |
| Minerva Primary School | 67% | 7.4% | 57.6% | 140 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 52% | 5.8% | 29.7% | 363 | 0.8 miles |
| St James Church School | 49% | 6.2% | 30.4% | 479 | 0.8 miles |
| St George's Catholic School | 63% | 4.6% | 9.9% | 219 | 1.0 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)
- 14.67%
- English as an additional language
- 21.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 13.13%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holway Park Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Taunton
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Minerva Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Taunton
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Taunton
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St James Church School0.8 miles
Primary · Taunton
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St George's Catholic School1.0 miles
Primary · Taunton
Other schools in Taunton
Blackbrook Primary School ranks 9th 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
- 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
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Blackbrook Primary School teach?
- Blackbrook Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Taunton.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackbrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blackbrook Primary School is Mr Daniel Seviour, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blackbrook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackbrook Primary 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 many pupils are at Blackbrook Primary School?
- Blackbrook Primary School has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Blackbrook Primary School full?
- Blackbrook Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 222 on roll (93%), 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 Blackbrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Blackbrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blackbrook Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blackbrook Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Blackbrook Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Blackbrook Primary School is part of THE OAK PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Blackbrook Primary School'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 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blackbrook Primary School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Blackbrook Primary School ranked 39th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blackbrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Blackbrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blackbrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackbrook 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 10 July 2026.