Minerva Primary School
Outer Circle, Somerset, Taunton, TA1 2BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Nation
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cabot Learning Federation
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 176
- Pupils on roll
- 140
- URN
- 150636
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01823337051
About this school
Minerva Primary School is a primary academy in Taunton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 140 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Minerva 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Minerva Primary School (URN 143143).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 |
Trends over time
How Minerva 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 144 |
| 2024/25 | 147 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Minerva Primary School compares
Minerva Primary School ranked 55th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 7.4% | 57.6% | 140 | — |
| Blackbrook Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 14.7% | 222 | 0.4 miles |
| Holway Park Community Primary School | 39% | 6.6% | 35.5% | 335 | 0.6 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 | 0.8 miles |
| Nerrols Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 4% | 15% | 279 | 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)
- 57.63%
- English as an additional language
- 15.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.43%
- Persistent absence
- 21.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blackbrook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Holway Park Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
St James Church School0.7 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Taunton
-
Nerrols Primary School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Taunton
Other schools in Taunton
Minerva Primary School ranks 11th 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 ages does Minerva Primary School teach?
- Minerva Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Taunton.
- Who is the headteacher of Minerva Primary School?
- The headteacher of Minerva Primary School is Mr Gareth Nation, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Minerva Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Minerva 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 Minerva Primary School?
- Minerva Primary School has 140 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Minerva Primary School full?
- Minerva Primary School has capacity for 176 pupils and 140 on roll (80%), 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 Minerva Primary School a faith school?
- No. Minerva Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Minerva Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Minerva Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Minerva Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Minerva Primary School is part of CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Minerva Primary School compare with other schools in Somerset?
- Minerva Primary School ranked 55th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Minerva Primary School's absence rate?
- Minerva Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Minerva Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Minerva 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.