Wiveliscombe Primary School
Community primary school in Taunton (Somerset).
KS2 RWM expected
60%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
71%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
71%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
89%
▲ 17pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.9%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.7
▼ 2.0 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
20.9%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
73%
191 / 260 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first64 schools within 10 miles. The nearest is Kingsmead Academy, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsmead AcademyAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 892 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2 |
| Milverton Community Primary School and Pre-SchoolCommunity | 2.8 mi | Primary | 188 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2012) |
| Langford Budville Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.7 mi | Primary | 32 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.0 mi | Primary | 32 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Stawley Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 46 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Oake, Bradford and Nynehead VC PrimaryVoluntary controlled | 4.8 mi | Primary | 67 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Cotford St Luke Primary SchoolCommunity | 5.5 mi | Primary | 201 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Requires improvement |
| Rockwell Green Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 5.5 mi | Primary | 198 | Good, 2023 |
| Bishops Lydeard Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 5.6 mi | Primary | 196 | Good, 2022 |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary SchoolFree schools | 5.6 mi | Primary | 278 | Good, 2023 |
| Beech Grove Primary SchoolCommunity | 5.7 mi | Primary | 244 | Good, 2022 |
| Court Fields SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 5.8 mi | Secondary | 861 | Good, 2023 |
| Stogumber CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 5.8 mi | Primary | 41 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Webber's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 5.8 mi | Primary | 63 | Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2015, previous school) |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 5.9 mi | Primary | 219 | Good, 2023 |
| Wellington SchoolOther independent | 6.1 mi | Independent | 776 | - |
| Sampford Arundel Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 6.1 mi | Primary | 43 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Wellesley Park Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 6.4 mi | Primary | 271 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Crowcombe CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 6.5 mi | Primary | 50 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Burlescombe Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 6.9 mi | Primary | 30 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Norton Fitzwarren Church SchoolAcademy converter | 7.4 mi | Primary | 306 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2014, previous school) |
| West Buckland Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.7 mi | Primary | 135 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Bishops Hull Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.0 mi | Primary | 205 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2014, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Staplegrove Church SchoolAcademy converter | 8.2 mi | Primary | 206 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (May 2012, previous school) |
| Old Cleeve Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | 8.4 mi | Primary | 127 | Good, 2023 |
| Uplowman Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 8.4 mi | Primary | 87 | Good, 2024 |
| St Peter's Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | 8.5 mi | Primary | 123 | Good, 2024 |
| Orchard Grove Primary SchoolFree schools | 8.5 mi | Primary | 130 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 8.6 mi | Primary | 112 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 3, Urgent improvement in 3 |
| Taunton Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 8.6 mi | Independent | 588 | - |
| Bampton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.7 mi | Primary | 127 | Good, 2024 |
| The Castle SchoolAcademy converter | 8.7 mi | Secondary | 1,207 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Taunton SchoolOther independent | 8.7 mi | Independent | 667 | - |
| Culmstock Primary SchoolCommunity | 8.8 mi | Primary | 123 | Good, 2024 |
| Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, TauntonVoluntary aided | 8.8 mi | Primary | 423 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| Parkfield Primary SchoolCommunity | 9.0 mi | Primary | 436 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection May 2025, no grade given |
| Queen's CollegeOther independent | 9.1 mi | Independent | 613 | - |
| Sampford Peverell Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.1 mi | Primary | 123 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| North Town AcademyAcademy converter | 9.1 mi | Primary | 470 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
| Trull Church of England VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 9.1 mi | Primary | 244 | Good, 2022 |
| Knights Templar Community Church School & NurseryVoluntary aided | 9.2 mi | Primary | 173 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| King's College PrepOther independent | 9.2 mi | Independent | 260 | - |
| Wellsprings Primary SchoolCommunity | 9.2 mi | Primary | 279 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| St Andrew's Church SchoolAcademy converter | 9.2 mi | Primary | 223 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Park House SchoolOther independent special | 9.3 mi | Special | 20 | - |
| Pyrland SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 9.3 mi | Secondary | - | - |
| Uffculme Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.3 mi | Primary | 252 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Priorswood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 9.4 mi | Primary | 211 | Good, 2022 |
| Uffculme SchoolAcademy converter | 9.4 mi | Secondary | 1,093 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2 |
| The Sky AcademyAcademy special converter | 9.7 mi | Special | 105 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| St George's Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided | 9.7 mi | Primary | 219 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013) |
| Selworthy Special SchoolAcademy special converter | 9.7 mi | Special | 204 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013, previous school) |
| Silver Bridge SchoolOther independent special | 9.7 mi | Special | 58 | - |
| Cheddon Fitzpaine Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 9.7 mi | Primary | 136 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2015) |
| Hemyock Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.7 mi | Primary | 212 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| St James Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 9.8 mi | Primary | 479 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Lyngford Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.8 mi | Primary | 284 | Good, 2023 |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 9.9 mi | Primary | 363 | Good, 2023 |
| Richard Huish CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | 10.0 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| King's College TauntonOther independent | 10.0 mi | Independent | 389 | - |
| Nether Stowey Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 10.0 mi | Primary | 144 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| All Saints CofE VC Infants SchoolVoluntary controlled | 10.0 mi | Primary | 60 | Requires improvement, 2023 |
| Dulverton Junior SchoolCommunity | 10.0 mi | Primary | 37 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1 |
| Bishop Fox's SchoolAcademy converter | 10.0 mi | Secondary | 1,123 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Overall deprivation5
Income5
Employment4
Education and skills4
Health5
Crime7
Barriers to housing and services2
Living environment5
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 90
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