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Bishops Hull Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Bishops Hull Hill, Bishops Hull, Taunton TA1 5EB · bishopshull.bep.ac · 01823 331624
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Somerset 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 205
- 98% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 28 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 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 18 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% 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 | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 123700)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 December 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Bishops Hull Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123700)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123700), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123700)
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123700)
Jul 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123700)