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Bishops Hull Primary School

Community school · Taunton · TA1 5EB

Ages 4–11 · 212 pupils · Somerset

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

0.87 · Often has places

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.6%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
189

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.87 · Often has places

1st preferences

26

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

26

Total preferences (any rank)
62
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill101%

212 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
212
Boys / girls
112 / 100
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
212 / 210 (101%)
Free school meals
16.5%
FSM pupils
35
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Mike Turner

Location

Address
Bishops Hull Hill, Bishops Hull
Postcode
TA1 5EB
Town
Taunton
County
Somerset
Local authority
Somerset
District
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Taunton, Somerset, 212 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16.5%.

Open schools in Taunton
57
Primary schools in Taunton
39
Academies among open schools in Taunton
51% (29)
Open schools in TA1
17
Primary in TA1
10
Open schools in Somerset LA
307
Primary in Somerset LA
218

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in TauntonNear TA1

  • Bishops Hull Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Taunton · TA1 5EB · Somerset

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM17.1%

    0.0 miles away

  • Staplegrove Church School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Taunton · TA2 6UP · Somerset

    Ages 5–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM9.2%
    • Demand0.93

    0.9 miles away

  • Parkfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Taunton · TA1 4RT · Somerset

    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM9.2%
    • Demand1.14

    0.9 miles away

  • Norton Fitzwarren Church School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Taunton · TA2 6TB · Somerset

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM15.0%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

  • Orchard Grove Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Free schools · Primary

    Taunton · TA3 7FD · Somerset

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM8.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • North Town Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Taunton · TA1 1DF · Somerset

    Ages 2–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM10.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • St Andrew's Church School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Taunton · TA2 6HA · Somerset

    Ages 4–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM14.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mike Turner

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