Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
North Road, Taunton, TA4 4SW
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Joanna Smith
- Sponsor
- Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- URN
- 152723
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School is a middle academy in Taunton. It teaches children aged 9 to 13.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School under its current framework. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2026, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Before converting it was Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School. The history below belongs to that predecessor school, not to the school as it runs today.
Predecessor school: Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School (closed August 2026)
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
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Urgent improvement
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: requires significant improvement.
How Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | — | — |
| Minehead Middle School | 27% | 8.2% | 28.8% | 570 | 6.9 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England First School | — | 6.7% | 37.4% | 123 | 0.1 miles |
| Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery | — | 6.3% | 24.2% | 173 | 0.7 miles |
| Old Cleeve Church of England First School | — | 6% | 18.6% | 127 | 1.8 miles |
| Stogumber CofE Primary School | 86% | 3.6% | 20.9% | 41 | 3.2 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Minehead Middle School6.9 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Minehead
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St Peter's Church of England First School0.1 miles
Primary · Taunton
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Knights Templar Community Church School & Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Watchet
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Old Cleeve Church of England First School1.8 miles
Primary · Washford
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Stogumber CofE Primary School3.2 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
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 September 2026.