St James Church School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Taunton (Somerset).
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Nearby schools
nearest first32 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.3 mi | Primary | 363 | Good, 2023 |
| Silver Bridge SchoolOther independent special | 0.3 mi | Special | 58 | - |
| St George's Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.4 mi | Primary | 219 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013) |
| King's College TauntonOther independent | 0.6 mi | Independent | 389 | - |
| Willow Vale SchoolPupil referral unit | 0.6 mi | Alternative provision | 60 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| North Town AcademyAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 470 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
| Richard Huish CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | 0.7 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Holway Park Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 335 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| St Andrew's Church SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 223 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Minerva Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 140 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Priorswood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Primary | 211 | Good, 2022 |
| Bishop Fox's SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,123 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
| The Sky AcademyAcademy special converter | 0.8 mi | Special | 105 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| Blackbrook Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 222 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013, previous school) |
| Parkfield Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 436 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection May 2025, no grade given |
| The Castle SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,207 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Taunton SchoolOther independent | 1.1 mi | Independent | 667 | - |
| Selworthy Special SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.1 mi | Special | 204 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013, previous school) |
| Nerrols Primary School and NurseryFree schools | 1.2 mi | Primary | 279 | Good, 2023 |
| Wellsprings Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 279 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| Taunton Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 1.2 mi | Independent | 588 | - |
| Park House SchoolOther independent special | 1.2 mi | Special | 20 | - |
| Lyngford Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 284 | Good, 2023 |
| Pyrland SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Secondary | - | - |
| Bishop Henderson Church of England Primary School, TauntonVoluntary aided | 1.5 mi | Primary | 423 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| Queen's CollegeOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 613 | - |
| Staplegrove Church SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 206 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (May 2012, previous school) |
| Bishops Hull Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 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. |
| King's College PrepOther independent | 1.8 mi | Independent | 260 | - |
| Monkton Wood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,267 | Inadequate, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Cheddon Fitzpaine Church SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 136 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2015) |
| Trull Church of England VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 2.0 mi | Primary | 244 | Good, 2022 |
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).
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
- 125
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