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Nerrols Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Free school
Nerrols Drive, Taunton TA2 8GS · nerrolsprimary.co.uk · 01823 792655
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Somerset 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 279
- 66% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
- First language not English
- 17.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Richard Huish Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 45 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 57 | 2▲ | 47% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 56 | 1.9▲ | 54% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 48 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% the higher standard. Across Somerset it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●107 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Nerrols Primary School and Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 54
- 27% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (20%) with SEND